Eben F. Stone

Eben Francis Stone (August 3, 1822 – January 22, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1881 to 1887.

Eben Francis Stone
Stone in 1862
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	George B. Loring
Succeeded by	William Cogswell
Constituency	6th district (1881–83) 7th district (1883–87)
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office 1879–1880
Preceded by	Adin Thayer
Succeeded by	Charles A. Stott
11th Mayor of Newburyport
In office 1867–1867
Preceded by	William Graves
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Pierce
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the 4th Essex district
In office 1857–1858
In office 1861–1861
President of the Newburyport Common Council
In office June 24, 1851 – January, 1852
Preceded by	New office
Member of the Newburyport Common Council for Ward 4
In office June 16, 1851 – January, 1852
Preceded by	New office
Personal details
Born	August 3, 1822 Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Died	January 22, 1895(1895-01-22) (aged 72) Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Resting place	Oak Hill Cometary
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Harriet Perrin, (d. December 31, 1889)
Children	Frances (Fanny) Coolidge Stone
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1862 – September 3, 1863
Rank	Colonel
Commands	48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Plains Store Siege of Port Hudson

Biography

Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny (Coolidge) Stone.

Stone attended North Andover Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1843 and from Harvard Law School in 1846. He was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Early career

He served as president of the common council in 1851.

He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1857, 1858, and 1861. Stone enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, and commanded the 48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Stone served as the eleventh mayor of Newburyport in 1867. Stone served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1867, 1877, 1878, and 1880.

Congress

Stone was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he died January 22, 1895. Stone was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also

• 1877 Massachusetts legislature
• 1878 Massachusetts legislature

References

• United States Congress. "Eben F. Stone (id: S000956)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Headley, Phineas Camp: Public men of to-day: being biographies of the President and Vice-President of the United States, each member of the Cabinet, the United States Senators and the members of the House of Representatives of the Forty-Seventh Congress, the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court of the United, and of the Governors of the Several States., pages 590–591, (1882).

External links

• The 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Massachusetts Volunteer Militia).

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress