John Stone was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1659.
Stone was from Ridgemont, Bedfordshire and lived at Friday Street, London.[1] In 1632 he purchased the manor of Chalford in Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire.[2]
In 1653, Stone was elected Member of Parliament for City of London in the Barebones Parliament.[3] He was a trustee for the Lord Mayor and commonalty of London in 1653.[1] In 1654 he was elected MP for Cirencester in the First Protectorate Parliament.[3] He was one of the three Tellers of the Exchequer in 1654. In 1655 he was a member of the Trade Committee and the Trade and Navigation Committee, an auditor of all treasurers and receivers of state money, an excise commissioner and agent for wine licences.[1] He was re-elected MP for Cirencester in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament[3] and became a commissioner for securing the peace in the City of London in the same year.[1] In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Cirencester for the Third Protectorate Parliament.[3]
Stone had a son Richard who died in 1661 and was the father of John Stone MP for Wallingford.[2]
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Soame Isaac Penington Samuel Vassall John Venn |
Member of Parliament for City of London 1653 With: Robert Tichborne John Ireton Samuel Moyer John Langley Henry Barton Praise-God Barebone |
Succeeded by Thomas Foote William Steele Thomas Adams John Langham Samuel Avery |
| Preceded by Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
Member of Parliament for Cirencester 1654-1659 With: Richard Southby 1659 |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Rich |