Background
STONE, Clyde E. was born on March 23, 1876 in Mason City, 111. Son of Claudius L. and Martha G. (Marot) Stone.
justice Illinois Supreme Court
STONE, Clyde E. was born on March 23, 1876 in Mason City, 111. Son of Claudius L. and Martha G. (Marot) Stone.
Born near Mason City, Illinois, Stone graduated from Mason City High School and received his bachelor"s degree from University of Illinois.
He taught school for six years and then started practicing law in Peoria, Illinois in 1903 after being admitted to the Illinois Barometer Stone was an assistant state"s attorney. Stone served as county judge and then circuit court judge.
He was a Republican.
In 1918, Stone was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court and served until his death in 1948. Stone was chief justice of the court. Stone died of a stroke in Tucson, Arizona while on vacation.
Member: Masons; Shrine. Commandry; Consistory. K. of Constantine; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Order of Coif; American Law Institute. Local, State and American Bar Associations Clubs: Creve Coeur, Peoria Country, Sangamo, Illinois Country.
Spouse Jessie Browning, November 14, 1900, Havana, 111.