William Stone (Tennessee)
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William Stone was a U.S. Representative
from Tennessee
.
Born in Sevier County, Tennessee
(then North Carolina), Stone completed preparatory studies.
Held several local offices.
He was a captain in the Creek War
and served with General Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans
.
He was presented a cane by Congress for bravery in the Battle of Tippecanoe
.
He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for election in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth
Congress.
Stone was subsequently elected to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Standifer and served from September 14, 1837, to March 3, 1839.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-sixth
Congress.
He died in Delphi (later Davis), Sequatchie County, Tennessee, February 18, 1853.
He was interred in the family burying ground at Delphi.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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Born in Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County is a county of the state of Tennessee, United States. Its population was 71,170 at the 2000 United States Census. It is included in the Sevierville, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. The...
(then North Carolina), Stone completed preparatory studies.
Held several local offices.
He was a captain in the Creek War
Creek War
The Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek nation...
and served with General Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. American forces, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New Orleans and the vast territory the United States had acquired with the...
.
He was presented a cane by Congress for bravery in the Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa were leaders of a confederacy of...
.
He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for election in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth
25th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress.
Stone was subsequently elected to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Standifer and served from September 14, 1837, to March 3, 1839.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-sixth
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress.
He died in Delphi (later Davis), Sequatchie County, Tennessee, February 18, 1853.
He was interred in the family burying ground at Delphi.