William Joel Stone was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served as the governor of Missouri from 1893 to 1897. Stone was born near Richmond, Kentucky on May 7, 1848, and attended Richmond's public schools as a child; he graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1867, whereupon he began the study of law.

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  • William Joel Stone was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served as the governor of Missouri from 1893 to 1897. Stone was born near Richmond, Kentucky on May 7, 1848, and attended Richmond's public schools as a child; he graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1867, whereupon he began the study of law. Admitted to the bar in 1869, he began practice that year in Bedford, Indiana. Soon he moved back to Columbia, where he was the city attorney for a time in 1870. Later that year he moved to Nevada, Missouri, and continued his practice, becoming the Vernon County prosecuting attorney from 1873 to1874 and was a presidential elector for the Democratic ticket in 1876. In 1884 Stone was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served until 1891; he did not seek renomination in 1890. In his time there he served as the chairman of the Committee on War Claims. From 1893 to 1897 he served as Missouri's governor, moving to Jefferson City in 1893. Beginning in 1896 he served as a member of the Democratic National Committee, serving in this capacity until 1904; he was the committee's vice-chairman from 1900 until his departure. In 1897 Stone moved to St. Louis, where he continued his practice; he returned to Jefferson City in 1903. In 1902 he was elected to the Senate, being reelected in 1908 and serving until his death. Stone served as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and chaired that important committee from 1913 until his death. In this capacity, he was involved in disagreements with the Wilson administration concerning European policy before the U.S. entry into World War I. He was one of the six U.S. Senators who voted against the United States declaration of war against Germany on April 4, 1917. He supported acquisition of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Stone also served at various times as chairman of the Committee on Additional Accommodations for the Library, the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, the Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia, and the Committee on Indian Affairs. Stone died in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1918; he is buried in Nevada, Missouri. His seat was filled until the 1918 election by Xenophon P. Wilfley. Some of Stone's personal and official papers are archived at the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection of the University of Missouri, where they are open to researchers.
  • William Joel Stone war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1893 bis 1897 der 28. Gouverneur von Missouri.
  • William Joel Stone, född 7 maj 1848 i Madison County, Kentucky, död 14 april 1918 i Washington, D.C. , var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var den 28:e guvernören i Missouri 1893-1897. Han representerade Missouri i båda kamrarna av, först i 1885-1891 och sedan i från 1903 fram till sin död. Stone utexaminerades 1867 från University of Missouri. Han studerade sedan juridik och inledde 1869 sin karriär som advokat i Indiana. Han flyttade följande år igen till Missouri. Han efterträdde 1885 Charles Henry Morgan som kongressledamot. Han kandiderade inte till omval efter tre mandatperioder i representanthuset. Stone besegrade republikanen William Warner i guvernörsvalet i Missouri 1892. Han efterträdde David R. Francis som guvernör i januari 1893. Han efterträddes fyra år senare av Lon Vest Stephens. Senator George Graham Vest kandiderade inte till omval efter fyra mandatperioder i senaten. Stone efterträdde Vest som senator i mars 1903. Han omvaldes två gånger. Han var en av sex senatorer som röstade emot USA:s krigsförklaring mot Kejsardömet Tyskland 4 april 1917. Han avled i ämbetet och efterträddes av Xenophon P. Wilfley. Stones grav finns på Deepwood Cemetery i Nevada, Missouri.
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  • William Joel Stone was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served as the governor of Missouri from 1893 to 1897. Stone was born near Richmond, Kentucky on May 7, 1848, and attended Richmond's public schools as a child; he graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1867, whereupon he began the study of law.
  • William Joel Stone war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1893 bis 1897 der 28. Gouverneur von Missouri.
  • William Joel Stone, född 7 maj 1848 i Madison County, Kentucky, död 14 april 1918 i Washington, D.C. , var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var den 28:e guvernören i Missouri 1893-1897. Han representerade Missouri i båda kamrarna av, först i 1885-1891 och sedan i från 1903 fram till sin död. Stone utexaminerades 1867 från University of Missouri. Han studerade sedan juridik och inledde 1869 sin karriär som advokat i Indiana. Han flyttade följande år igen till Missouri.
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  • William J. Stone
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  • William J. Stone
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