William Johnson Stone

William Johnson Stone
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by Oscar Turner
Succeeded by John Kerr Hendrick
Personal details
Born June 26, 1841(1841-06-26)
Kuttawa, Kentucky
Died March 12, 1923(1923-03-12) (aged 81)
Frankfort, Kentucky
Resting place New Bethel Cemetery
Political party Democratic
Occupation Farmer, Merchant
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Rank Captain
Battles/wars American Civil War

William Johnson Stone (June 26, 1841 – March 12, 1923) was an US Representative from Kentucky.

He was born in Kuttawa, Caldwell (now Lyon) County, Kentucky on June 26, 1841. He attended the common schools and Q.M. Tyler’s Collegiate Institute in Cadiz, Trigg County. Stone studied law. During the American Civil War he served as captain in the Confederate Army. After the war he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1867, 1875, and 1883, serving as speaker in 1875.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1895): chairman, Committee on War Claims (Fiftieth Congress) He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Kuttawa, Lyon County; Confederate pension commissioner of Kentucky in 1912 and served until his death in Frankfort, Kentucky, March 12, 1923; interment in New Bethel Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky.

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