# William A. Stone > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_A._Stone > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_A._Stone.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_A._Stone > Source revision: 1355957584 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician (1846–1920) For other people named William Stone, see [William Stone (disambiguation)](/source/William_Stone_(disambiguation)). William A. Stone 22nd Governor of Pennsylvania In office January 17, 1899 – January 20, 1903 Lieutenant John P. S. Gobin Preceded by Daniel H. Hastings Succeeded by Samuel W. Pennypacker Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd district In office March 4, 1891 – November 9, 1898 Preceded by Thomas McKee Bayne Succeeded by William Harrison Graham Personal details Born April 18, 1846 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died March 1, 1920(1920-03-01) (aged 73) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Party Republican Spouse(s) Ellen F. Stevens (1870–1878; her death) Elizabeth B. White (1879–1919; her death) Children 4 **William Alexis Stone** (April 18, 1846 – March 1, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 22nd [governor of Pennsylvania](/source/Governor_of_Pennsylvania), serving from 1899 to 1903.[1] ## Early life and family Mrs Dr Percy D. Hickling Stone was born in [Wellsboro, Pennsylvania](/source/Wellsboro%2C_Pennsylvania). In 1864, Stone enlisted in the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) as a private during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), and became a second lieutenant in 1865.[2] He continued his military service after the war in the [Pennsylvania National Guard](/source/Pennsylvania_National_Guard). He attended [Mansfield State Normal School](/source/Mansfield_State_Normal_School) and taught while studying law. The eldest daughter by his first wife married Dr. Percy D. Hickling, a prominent physician in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hickling was on the Committee of President Cleveland's Inaugural Ball. They were both members of the Shakespeare Club of Washington of which Dr. Hickling was also President.[3] Elizabeth B. White Col. William A. Stone's wife was the youngest daughter of Judge R.C. White, of Wellsboro, Ohio. She was connected with one of the oldest and best of Pennsylvania's families. Benjamin Franklin's daughter married into the Bach family, of which her mother was descended, and her mother was a cousin of Dr. William Carpenter and Dr. Mary Carpenter, of London, who, with the Princess Alice, established a Mission School in India. Elizabeth White Stone was born in Tioga County. She attended school in New York City, where she was graduated at a musical academy. They had 4 children, 3 daughters and 1 son.[4] ## Appointments In 1872, he was appointed as a clerk for the [Pennsylvania State House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_State_House_of_Representatives). Two years later, he ran for his first political office, becoming district attorney of [Tioga County](/source/Tioga_County%2C_Pennsylvania). In 1876, he was appointed district attorney for the [U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania](/source/U.S._District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania) by President [Rutherford B. Hayes](/source/Rutherford_B._Hayes). He held that post until 1886 when he violated President [Chester A. Arthur](/source/Chester_A._Arthur)'s edict for political office-holders not to campaign for political candidates. Stone campaigned for [James A. Beaver](/source/James_A._Beaver), and his removal only increased his popularity. ## Congress and Pennsylvania Governorship Stone served four terms in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) before running for governor in [1898](/source/1898_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election). During his term in office, Pennsylvania's state debt was eliminated, and a new capitol building was commissioned. After serving as governor, Stone joined his son in private law practice in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania). He also served briefly as prothonotary for the [Pennsylvania Supreme Court](/source/Pennsylvania_Supreme_Court) in 1915. He died on March 1 1920 at 73 years old. ## In Memoriam Stone Hall, a residence hall on [Penn State's](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University) [University Park](/source/University_Park%2C_Pennsylvania) campus is named for Stone. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "[The Governors of Pennsylvania](https://www.newspapers.com/image/325157119/?terms=%22David%20Rittenhouse%20Porter%22&match=1)." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: *The Mount Union Times*, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Dunaway_2-0)** Dunaway, Wayland F. (1948). [*A History of Pennsylvania*](https://archive.org/details/historyofpennsyl0000duna). New York, New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. p. [469](https://archive.org/details/historyofpennsyl0000duna/page/469). ...William A. Stone...entered the Union Army as a private in his eighteenth year and in 1865 became second lieutenant. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hinman_3-0)** Hinman, Ida (1895). [*The Washington Sketch Book*](https://archive.org/details/cu31924081310785). p. 81. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hinman 1895, pp. 79, 81 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain). - United States Congress. ["William A. Stone (id: S000966)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000966). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. - [The Political Graveyard](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html) ## External links - [William A. Stone](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7826260) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Thomas McKee Bayne Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1891–1898 Succeeded by William Harrison Graham Political offices Preceded by Daniel H. Hastings Governor of Pennsylvania 1899–1903 Succeeded by Samuel W. Pennypacker Party political offices Preceded by Daniel H. Hastings Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania 1898 Succeeded by Samuel W. Pennypacker v t e Governors and presidents of Pennsylvania Presidents (1777–1790) Wharton Bryan Reed Moore Dickinson Franklin Mifflin Governors (since 1790) Mifflin McKean Snyder Findlay Hiester Shulze G. Wolf Ritner Porter Shunk Johnston Bigler Pollock Packer Curtin Geary Hartranft Hoyt Pattison Beaver Pattison Hastings Stone Pennypacker Stuart Tener Brumbaugh Sproul Pinchot Fisher Pinchot Earle James Martin Bell Duff Fine Leader Lawrence Scranton Shafer Shapp Thornburgh Casey Ridge Schweiker Rendell Corbett T. Wolf Shapiro Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States People US Congress Other Open Library SNAC Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [William A. Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_A._Stone) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_A._Stone?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.