William A. Stone
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William Alexis Stone
William Alexis Stone (18 April 1846 – 1 March 1920) was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1899 to 1903.
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[edit] Early life
Stone was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. In 1864, Stone enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War and continued his military service after the war in the Pennsylvania National Guard. He attended Mansfield State Normal School and taught while studying law.
[edit] Appointments
In 1872, he was appointed as a clerk for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and was later appointed district attorney for western Pennsylvania by President Rutherford B. Hayes. He held that post until 1886 when he violated President Chester A. Arthur's edict for political office-holders not to campaign for political candidates; Stone campaigned for James Beaver, and his removal only increased his popularity.
[edit] Congress and Pennsylvania Governorship
He served four terms in the United States House of Representatives before running for governor in 1898. During his term in office, Pennsylvania's state debt was eliminated, and a new capitol building was commissioned. After serving as governor, Stone joined his son in private law practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he died at age 73.
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| Preceded by Thomas M. Bayne |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1891-1898 |
Succeeded by William H. Graham |
| Preceded by Daniel Hartman Hastings |
Governor of Pennsylvania 1899–1903 |
Succeeded by Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker |
| Governors of Pennsylvania |  |
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| Mifflin • McKean • Snyder • Findlay • Hiester • Shulze • Wolf • Ritner • Porter • Shunk • Johnston • Bigler • Pollock • Packer • Curtin • Geary • Hartranft • Hoyt • Pattison • Beaver • Pattison • Hastings • Stone • Pennypacker • Stuart • Tener • Brumbaugh • Sproul • Pinchot • Fisher • Pinchot • Earle • James • Martin • Bell • Duff • Fine • Leader • Lawrence • Scranton • Shafer • Shapp • Thornburgh • Casey • Ridge • Schweiker • Rendell |
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