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Charles Warren Stone | |
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| 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 21, 1879 – January 16, 1883 | |
| Governor | Henry M. Hoyt |
| Preceded by | John Latta |
| Succeeded by | Chauncey Forward Black |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's27th district | |
| In office November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis F. Watson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph C. Sibley |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate | |
| In office 1877–1878 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1843-06-29)June 29, 1843 |
| Died | August 15, 1912(1912-08-15) (aged 69) |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles Warren Stone (June 29, 1843 – August 15, 1912) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania and the secondlieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.
Charles W. Stone was born nearGroton, Massachusetts. He attendedLawrence Academy at Groton, and graduated fromWilliams College inWilliamstown, Massachusetts, in 1863. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1863 and settled inWarren. He served as superintendent of schools ofWarren County, Pennsylvania, in 1865. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Warren. He was a trustee ofPennsylvania State College.
He married Lizzie Moorhead, a native of Erie, of which her father was one of the oldest citizens. She attended the Erie Academy, in which she afterwards taught. Stone taught in this academy, and it is in this way they met. They had 4 daughters and 2 sons. The eldest son acted as Stone's private secretary, and the youngest attended the preparatory department of Columbia College. The eldest daughter married Mr. Allen, of Warren. The second daughter, Ann, was an interesting young woman and a favorite in Washington society and attended school near Philadelphia and afterwards traveled in Europe. The third daughter, Bessie, attended Baltimore College.[1]
Stone served as member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871, and served in thePennsylvania State Senate in 1877 and 1878. He was Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania during the term of GovernorHenry M. Hoyt, from 1879 to 1883. He was appointedsecretary of the Commonwealth on January 18, 1887, and served until his resignation to accept nomination for Congress.
Stone was elected as a Republican to theFifty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofLewis F. Watson. He was reelected to theFifty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures during theFifty-fourth andFifty-fifth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898. He was also an unsuccessful candidate forGovernor of Pennsylvania in 1898. He resumed the practice of law and died at his home near Warren, Pennsylvania. Interment in Oakland Cemetery in Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania.
TheHonorable Charles Warren Stone Museum was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1976.[2]
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| Preceded by Arthur G. Olmsted | Republican nominee forLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1878 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1879–1883 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 27th congressional district 1890–1899 | Succeeded by |
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