Jesse Stone (Wisconsin politician)

Jesse Stone (August 23, 1836 – May 11, 1902) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.

Jesse Stone
18th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 2, 1899 – May 11, 1902 (death)
Governor	Edward Scofield Robert M. La Follette
Preceded by	Emil Baensch
Succeeded by	James O. Davidson
Personal details
Born	August 23, 1836 Lincoln, England
Died	May 11, 1902 (aged 65) Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery, Watertown
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sarah Welch Stone
Children	William C. Stone
Profession	Merchant Politician

Early life

Stone was born in Lincoln, England on August 23, 1836. As a young child he emigrated with his family to Waterford, New York in 1841. He attended the common schools and became a manufacturer in the firm of Woodward and Stone as well as a stockholder in several corporations including the Wisconsin Telephone Company.[1][2]

Political career

Stone moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1855, and then to Watertown, Wisconsin, on August 1, 1869. A Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880 and 1882, Stone was also a member of the Watertown School Board. He was a delegate to the national convention in 1888 and 1892, and a member of the central committee from 1888 to 1894.[3]

Stone served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 2, 1899 until his death on May 11, 1902. He died in Watertown and is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Watertown.[4]

Family life

Stone married Sarah Welch in 1854 and they had a son, William C. Stone.[5] Stone's former home in Watertown is located in what is now the South Washington Street Historic District.

References

1. Thomson, Alexander McDonald (1902). A political history of Wisconsin. C.N. Casper company, 1902. p. 329. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
2. "Marshall Woodard". Watertown Historical Society. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
3. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin for ... Contributors Wisconsin. Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Wisconsin. Office of the Secretary of State, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center. 1897 the University of Wisconsin. 1897. p. 681. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
4. Wisconsin (1903). Wisconsin Session Laws. Democrat Printing Company, state printer, 1903. p. 770. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
5. "Jesse Stone". Watertown Historical Society. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

External links

• "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. July 2005. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
• The Jesse Stone House