Patrick Thomas Stone (June 21, 1889 – January 13, 1963) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Pembroke,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, Stone received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
Marquette University Law School
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in 1912. He was in private practice in
Wausau,
Wisconsin
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from 1912 to 1933. He served in the
United States Navy
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during
World War I
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. He was the city attorney of Wausau from 1921 to 1929.
Federal judicial service
Stone was nominated by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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on June 9, 1933, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Claude Luse. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on June 10, 1933, and received his commission on June 13, 1933. Stone served in that capacity until his death on January 13, 1963.
See also
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Glasser v. United States
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References
Sources
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1889 births
1963 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
20th-century American judges
People from Pembroke, Ontario
People from Wausau, Wisconsin
Canadian emigrants to the United States
Marquette University alumni
Marquette University Law School alumni
United States Navy personnel of World War I
Military personnel from Wisconsin