Mason S. Stone

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Mason S. Stone

Mason S. Stone (born December 14, 1859 in Waterbury , Vermont , † July 13, 1940 in Montpelier , Vermont) was an American educator who worked as a state superintendent for education and was vice governor of Vermont from 1919 to 1921 .

Life

Mason Sereno Stone was born in Waterbury, Vermont. He worked as a teacher , principal and superintendent of a school. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1883 and his master's in 1909, both from the University of Vermont .

As Vermonter Superintendent for Education he worked from 1892 to 1900. He was also a member of the board of directors of Norwich University , which awarded him an honorary doctorate in law in 1909 .

Stone was Superintendent of Education in Manila , Philippines from 1900 to 1905 .

In 1905 he returned to the Vermont Superintendent's Office for Education and worked there until 1916.

Stone won the election of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont as a member of the Republican Party of Vermont in 1918 and his term lasted from 1919 to 1921.

In 1923 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives , losing the Republican preselection to Ernest W. Gibson , who moved into the House of Representatives.

Stone died in Montpelier, Vermont on July 13, 1940. His grave is in Montpelier's Green Mount Cemetery.

Publications

Stone has published numerous books, including a book on the history of Vermont education.

  • The Geography, History, Constitution and Civil Government of Vermont 1915 (with Edward Conant)
  • History of Education in the State of Vermont , 1930

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New England Families Genealogical and Memorial , by William Richard Cutter, Issue 4, 1914, pages 2084 and 2085
  2. ↑ US Passport Applications, 1795-1925, record of Mason Sereno Stone, accessed 26 December 2011
  3. ^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, pages 385 to 386
  4. ^ Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor , compiled by William Arba Ellis (1911), 581
  5. ^ Who's Who in New England , edited by AN Marquis, Issue 2, 1915, p. 1030
  6. ^ Who's Who in America , edited by AN Marquis, Issue 2, 1915, page 1850
  7. ^ One Thousand Men , by Dorman Bridgman Eaton Kent, edited by the Vermont Historical Society, 1914, 113
  8. ^ The Philippines - An Opportunity , Mason S. Stone, published in: Annual Report of Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Lake Mohonk Conference, edited by the conference, 1908, 84
  9. ↑ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography , compiled by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, 326
  10. ^ Vermont, Its Government, 1919-1920 , edited by Historical Publishing Company, Montpelier, 1919, p. 20
  11. ↑ The American Blue Book of Biography: Men of 1912 , edited by the American Publishers' Association, 1913, p. 575
  12. ↑ 1918 Primary Election results ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the Vermont Secretary of State , Vermont State Archives, Jun 9, 2006, 1 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  13. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, edited by Vermont Secretary of State, 1919, 447
  14. ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State , by Walter Hill Crockett, Issue 4, 1921, p. 531
  15. ^ Who's Who in American Education, by Robert Cecil Cook, Volume 2, 1930, p. 628
  16. ↑ Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2011, p. 2 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  17. ↑ 1923 Primary Election results ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont State Archives, Jun 9, 2006, 1 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  18. ^ Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators , by Frederik Ohles, Shirley M. Ohles and John G. Ramsay, 1997, pages 308-309
  19. ↑ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, recorded for Mason Sereno Stone, accessed December 27, 2011
  20. ^ Mason S. Stone Dead , New York Times, July 14, 1940

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personal data
SURNAME Stone, Mason S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stone, Mason Sereno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American educator and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Waterbury , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH July 13, 1940
Place of death Montpelier , Vermont