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John Marshall Stone
31st and 33rd Governor of Mississippi
In office March 29, 1876 – January 2, 1882
Lieutenant	Vacant(1876–1878) William H. Sims(1878–1882)
Preceded by	Adelbert Ames
Succeeded by	Robert Lowry
In office January 13, 1890 – January 20, 1896
Lieutenant	M. M. Evans
Preceded by	Robert Lowry
Succeeded by	Anselm J. McLaurin
Member of theMississippi State Senate
In office 1869–1876
Personal details
Born	(1830-04-30)April 30, 1830 Milan, Tennessee
Died	March 26, 1900(1900-03-26) (aged 69) Holly Springs, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic
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John Marshall Stone (April 30, 1830 – March 26, 1900) was an American politician fromMississippi. A Democrat, he served longer asgovernor of thatstate than anyone else, from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. He approved a new constitution in 1890 passed by the Democratic-dominated state legislature thatdisfranchised most African Americans, excluding them from the political system^[1] for more than 75 years.

Born inMilan, Tennessee, Stone was the son of Asher and Judith Stone, natives ofVirginia who were part of the migration to the west. He did not attend college since his family was fairly poor, but he studied a great deal and eventually taught school. He lived inJacks Creek, Tennessee before moving toTishomingo County, Mississippi in 1855.^[2] Stone became a station agent atIuka when theMemphis and Charleston Railroad opened.

With the outbreak of theAmerican Civil War in 1861, Stone enlisted in theConfederate States Army that April. He commanded Company K of the2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment and saw action in Virginia. In 1862, Stone was electedcolonel of his regiment. Stone was highly commended by his division commander Maj. Gen.Henry Heth, and in 1864, he frequently commanded the brigade. In January 1865, he recruited in Mississippi and commanded local troops counteringStoneman's 1865 Raid. He and his men were captured in North Carolina and imprisoned inCamp Chase, Ohio; later transferred toJohnson's Island, Ohio.

At the end of the war, Stone returned to Tishomingo County. He was elected mayor and treasurer. In 1869, he won a race to become state senator, winning re-election in 1873. State elections were marked by fraud and violence; theRed Shirts, a paramilitary group, worked to disrupt and suppress black voting and turned Republicans out of office. After GovernorAdelbert Ames resigned in 1876, Stone, who waspresident pro tempore of theMississippi State Senate at that time, served as theacting governor.

In the1877 election, Stone won the governor's office as aDemocrat. In1881 he was defeated for re-election byRobert Lowry. Stone became governor again after winning the1889 election. The gubernatorial term was extended through 1896 by the newMississippi Constitution of 1890.

Following his term as governor, in 1899, Stone accepted a position as the 2nd President of Mississippi A&M (nowMississippi State University) inStarkville. Stone died inHolly Springs, Mississippi, in 1900, at 69. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery inIuka, Mississippi.^[3][4][5]

After the war, Stone married Mary G. Coman in 1872. The couple had two children who died young. They adopted three children of John's brother and raised them as their own.

• In 1916Stone County, Mississippi, was named in his honor posthumously.
• Stone Boulevard at Mississippi State is named for him.
• TheJohn M. Stone Cotton Mill in Starkville was formerly named in his honor. However, it was renamed the E.E. Cooley Building after being purchased by Mississippi State University (MSU) in 1965. This building was used for many years to house the university's physical plant.^[6] The building reopened in 2015 as an event center.^[7]

• List of governors of Mississippi
• List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi
• List of presidents of Mississippi State University

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