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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Charles W. Stone |
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Warren, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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June 29, 1843
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| Died | August 15, 1912
(69 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | STONE, Charles Warren, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 29, 1843; attended Lawrence Academy at Groton, and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1863; moved to Pennsylvania in 1863 and settled in Warren; superintendent of schools of Warren County in 1865; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Warren; trustee of Pennsylvania State College; member of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871; served in the State senate in 1877 and 1878
Lt. Gov. (R-PA) 1879-1883
Secretary of the Commonwealth (R-PA) 1887-1890
U.S. Representative (R-PA) 1890-1899. Elected in an 1890 special election to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rep. Lewis F. Watson. Served as chairman, Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress
Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1898; resumed the practice of law; died at his home near Warren, Pa., August 15, 1912; interment in Oakland Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Warren County, Pa.
Pa Manual (1935), p. 880; [Link] |
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