William Johnson Stone (June 26, 1841 – March 12, 1923) was a

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from

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Biography

He was born in Kuttawa, Caldwell (now

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) County, Kentucky on June 26, 1841. He attended the common schools and Q.M. Tyler's Collegiate Institute in Cadiz, Trigg County. Stone studied law. During the

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he served as captain in the

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. After the war he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the

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in 1867, 1875, and 1883, serving as speaker in 1875. He was elected as a

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to the Forty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895): chairman, Committee on War Claims (

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) He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Kuttawa, Lyon County; Confederate pension commissioner of Kentucky in 1912 and served until his death in

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, March 12, 1923; interment in New Bethel Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky. Throughout his political career, Stone was a vocal advocate for Confederate veterans, testifying on behalf of their right to receive pensions and ultimately winning his case.

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* 1841 births 1923 deaths People from Lyon County, Kentucky Confederate States Army officers Speakers of the Kentucky House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub