Joseph Champlin Stone (July 30, 1829 – December 3, 1902) was a pioneer doctor and one-term Republican

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from

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. Born in Westport, New York, Stone moved to Iowa Territory in 1844. He attended the public schools. In 1854, he graduated from the

Saint Louis University School of Medicine Saint Louis University School of Medicine is a private, Jesuit medical school. Part of Saint Louis University, the institution was established in 1836. The school has an enrollment of around 700, with about 550 faculty members and 550 residents in ...

, in

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, and returned to Iowa (now a state) to practice. During the

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Dr. Stone enlisted as a private in the

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and was made adjutant of the

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. He was promoted to captain and assistant adjutant general of volunteers in 1862, and served until the end of the war. He resumed the practice of medicine in

Burlington, Iowa Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which includes ...

. In 1876, Stone was elected as a Republican to represent Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House. He served in the Forty-fifth Congress from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination in 1878,Iowa State Reporter (Waterloo), 1878-05-15 at p. 4. but finished behind

Moses A. McCoid Moses Ayers McCoid (November 5, 1840 – May 19, 1904) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa. Born near Bellefontaine, Ohio ...

, who succeeded Stone after winning the general election. Returning to Iowa, he again engaged in the practice of his profession. He died in Burlington on December 3, 1902. He was interred in

Aspen Grove Cemetery Aspen Grove Cemetery is a cemetery in Burlington, Iowa. History Aspen Grove Cemetery was established in 1843. The Aspen Grove Cemetery Association was approved by the Legislature of the Iowa Territory in December 1843 and they first met on Janua ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Joseph Champlin 1829 births 1902 deaths Union Army officers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa People from Westport, New York 19th-century American politicians