William A. Stone

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William A. Stone

William Alexis Stone (born April 18, 1846 in Wellsboro , Pennsylvania , †  March 1, 1920 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and from 1899 to 1903 the 23rd  governor of the state of Pennsylvania.

Early years

William Stone attended the public schools in his home country and the State Normal School in Mansfield . Since 1864 he took part in the civil war. Even after the war he remained engaged in the military and became a lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania National Guard. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1870. Then he practiced in his new profession.

Between 1874 and 1876 he was a district attorney in Tioga County . Then he moved to Pittsburgh. There he was between 1877 and 1886 federal attorney for the western part of the state of Pennsylvania. In 1886 he was dismissed from office by President Grover Cleveland for violating the principle of political neutrality and for supporting the gubernatorial campaign of James Addams Beaver . Between 1891 and 1898 Stone was Thomas McKee Bayne's successor in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC In 1898, Stone was elected as his party's candidate for the new governor of his state.

Governor of Pennsylvania

William Stone began his four-year term on January 17, 1899. He continued on the course of fiscal consolidation, but came under pressure from his support for Matthew Quay . Quay, a Republican party leader in Pennsylvania, had supported Stone's election campaign. Now, with Stone's help, he applied for a seat in the US Senate , even though he was suspected of misappropriating public funds. During Stone's tenure, the rebuilding of the burned down Capitol in Harrisburg began.

After his tenure, Stone joined his son as a lawyer in Pittsburgh. He served in the administration of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court between 1916 and his death in 1920. William Stone was married twice and had a total of eight children.

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SURNAME Stone, William A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stone, William Alexis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Wellsboro , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1920
Place of death Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania