William Henry Stone

William Henry Stone (November 7, 1828 – July 9, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

William Henry Stone
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	James Robinson McCormick
Succeeded by	Lyne Metcalfe
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1828 Shawangunk, New York
Died	July 9, 1901 (aged 72) Asbury Park, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic

Born in Shawangunk, New York, Stone attended the common schools. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1848 and engaged in the manufacture of iron. He became president of the St. Louis Hot Pressed Nut & Bolt Company upon its organization in 1867. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives. He served as member of the St. Louis Board of Water Commissioners from July 5, 1871, to November 15, 1873, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.

Stone was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Forty-fourth Congress), Committee on Manufactures (Forty-fourth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress, instead resuming business interests. He died in Asbury Park, New Jersey on July 9, 1901. He was interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

References

• United States Congress. "William Henry Stone (id: S000967)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• William Henry Stone at Find a Grave