Phineas Jones Stone (May 23, 1810 – August 12, 1891) was a
politician who served as a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
as a member of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, as a member of and president of the Common Council and as the seventh
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of the City of
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. Originally called Mishawum by the Massachusett tribe, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins t ...
.
Notes
References
* Bacon, Edwin Monroe: ''Boston of to-day: a glance at its history and characteristics''. p. 411, (1892).
* City of Boston: ''A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers'', .
*Davis, William Thomas: ''Professional and industrial history of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Volume 2''. pps. 551-553, (1894).
1810 births
1891 deaths
Massachusetts city council members
Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Mayors of Charlestown, Massachusetts
19th-century American politicians
People from Weare, New Hampshire
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