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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam STONE
(1791-1853)
STONE, William, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Sevier County, Tenn. (then
North Carolina), January 26, 1791; completed preparatory studies;
held several local offices; was a captain in the Creek War and
served with General Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans; was
presented a cane by Congress for bravery in the Battle of
Tippecanoe; unsuccessful Whig candidate for election in 1836 to the
Twenty-fifth Congress; subsequently elected to the Twenty-fifth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Standifer
and served from September 14, 1837, to March 3, 1839; unsuccessful
candidate for reelection to the Twenty-sixth Congress; died in
Delphi (later Davis), Sequatchie County, Tenn., February 18, 1853;
interment in the family burying ground at Delphi.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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