# Eben F. Stone

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Eben Francis Stone Stone in 1862 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 Preceded by George B. Loring Succeeded by William Cogswell Constituency 6th district (1881–83) 7th district (1883–87) Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party In office 1879–1880 Preceded by Adin Thayer Succeeded by Charles A. Stott 11th Mayor of Newburyport In office 1867–1867 Preceded by William Graves Succeeded by Nathaniel Pierce Member of the Massachusetts Senate for the 4th Essex district In office 1857–1858 In office 1861–1861 President of the Newburyport Common Council In office June 24, 1851 – January, 1852 Preceded by New office Member of the Newburyport Common Council for Ward 4 In office June 16, 1851 – January, 1852 Preceded by New office Personal details Born August 3, 1822 Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA Died January 22, 1895(1895-01-22) (aged 72) Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA Resting place Oak Hill Cometary Party Republican Spouse(s) Harriet Perrin, (d. December 31, 1889) Children Frances (Fanny) Coolidge Stone Alma mater Harvard University Profession Attorney Military service Allegiance United States of America Union Branch/service Union Army Years of service 1862 – September 3, 1863 Rank Colonel Commands 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Battles/wars American Civil War Battle of Plains Store Siege of Port Hudson [1][2]

**Eben Francis Stone** (August 3, 1822 – January 22, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) from 1881 to 1887.

## Biography

Stone was born in [Newburyport, Massachusetts](/source/Newburyport%2C_Massachusetts) to Ebenezer and Fanny (Coolidge) Stone.[1]

Stone attended [North Andover Academy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Andover_Academy&action=edit&redlink=1) and graduated from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in 1843 and from [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) in 1846. He was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1847 and commenced practice in [Newburyport, Massachusetts](/source/Newburyport%2C_Massachusetts).

### Early career

He served as president of the common council in 1851.

He served in the [Massachusetts Senate](/source/Massachusetts_Senate) in 1857, 1858, and 1861. Stone enlisted in the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) during the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), and commanded the [48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry](/source/48th_Regiment_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry) of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Stone served as the eleventh mayor of [Newburyport](/source/Newburyport%2C_Massachusetts) in 1867. Stone served as member of the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives) in 1867, 1877, 1878, and 1880.

### Congress

Stone was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Forty-seventh](/source/47th_United_States_Congress), [Forty-eighth](/source/48th_United_States_Congress), and [Forty-ninth](/source/49th_United_States_Congress) Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.

### Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in [Newburyport, Massachusetts](/source/Newburyport%2C_Massachusetts), where he died January 22, 1895. Stone was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

## See also

- [1877 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1877_Massachusetts_legislature)

- [1878 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1878_Massachusetts_legislature)

## References

- United States Congress. ["Eben F. Stone (id: S000956)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000956). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- Headley, Phineas Camp: *Public men of to-day: being biographies of the President and Vice-President of the United States, each member of the Cabinet, the United States Senators and the members of the House of Representatives of the Forty-Seventh Congress, the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court of the United, and of the Governors of the Several States*., pages 590–591, (1882).

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Currier1909_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Currier1909_1-1) Currier, John James (1909), *History of Newburyport, Mass: 1764–1905, Volume 2*, Newburyport, MA: John James Currier, pp. 485–87

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Currier, John James (1909), *History of Newburyport, Mass: 1764–1905, Volume 2*, Newburyport, MA: John James Currier, p. 606

## External links

- [The 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment](http://www.mycivilwar.com/regiments/usa-ma/ma_inf_reg_48.htm) (Massachusetts Volunteer Militia).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by George B. Loring Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 Succeeded by Henry B. Lovering Preceded by William A. Russell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 Succeeded by William Cogswell Political offices Preceded by William Graves Mayor of Newburyport, Massachusetts 1867–1867 Succeeded by Nathaniel Pierce Preceded by None Member of the Newburyport, Massachusetts Common Council June 24, 1851 – January, 1852 Succeeded by Preceded by None President of the Newburyport, Massachusetts Common Council June 24, 1851 – January, 1852 Succeeded by Preceded by Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Succeeded by

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