William Stone (politician)

William Stone (born January 26, 1791 in Sevier County , Tennessee , †  February 18, 1853 in Delphi , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1839 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Stone attended the public schools in his home country and later held various local offices there. He took part as a captain in the war on the Creek and served under General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 . He also fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe . He was awarded a medal by Congress for his bravery during this battle .

In the mid-1830s Stone became a member of the then newly formed Whig Party . In the elections of 1836 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . After the death of MP James Israel Standifer , he was elected in the by-election for the fourth seat of Tennessee as its successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took up his new mandate on September 14, 1837. Since he was defeated by the Democrat Julius W. Blackwell in 1838 , he could only end the current legislative period until March 3, 1839.

After he left the US House of Representatives, William Stone no longer appeared politically. He died on February 18, 1853 in Delphi, now Davis, in Sequatchie County .

Web links

• William Stone in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)