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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriWilliam Henry STONE
(1828-1901)
STONE, William Henry, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Shawangunk, N.Y., November 7,
1828; attended the common schools; moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1848
and engaged in the manufacture of iron; became president of the St.
Louis Hot Pressed Nut & Bolt Company upon its organization in
1867; served in the Missouri State house of representatives; 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; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth
Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877); chairman, Committee on
Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Forty-fourth Congress),
Committee on Manufactures (Forty-fourth Congress); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress;
resumed business interests; died in Asbury Park, N.J., July 9,
1901; interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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