Royal Augustus Stone (June 26, 1875 – September 13, 1942) was an American jurist. Born in

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, Stone moved with his parents to

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. After finishing high school at the academy at

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, he went to

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. He then went to the

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and received his law degree in 1897. Stone was admitted to the Minnesota bar and served as the Morris village attorney in 1897. After a year of practicing law, he served in the United States Army during the

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and World War I. ''Royal A. Stone, Associate Justice 1923-1942''

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. From 1905 to 1907, Stone served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Minnesota. He then practiced law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Stone served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1923 until his death in 1942. He died in a hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota of a heart ailment only five days after he was renominated for reelection."Justice Royal A. Stone Of State Supreme Court Dies", ''

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'', September 14, 1942, pg. 1, 2

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''Proceedings in Memory of Associate Justice Royal A. Stone''
213 Minnesota Reports, p. xxxvii. St. Paul, Minnesota: Review Publishing, 1943. 1875 births 1942 deaths People from Le Sueur, Minnesota People from Morris, Minnesota Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota Carleton College alumni Washington University School of Law alumni University of Minnesota alumni Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court {{Minnesota-politician-stub