Background
He was born on January 15, 1875 in Nevada, Missouri to Louise and William J. Stone, Stone received a Litt.B. from the University of Missouri in 1895 and attended Harvard Law School, though he read law to enter the Bar in 1898.
Senior United States Circuit Judge
He was born on January 15, 1875 in Nevada, Missouri to Louise and William J. Stone, Stone received a Litt.B. from the University of Missouri in 1895 and attended Harvard Law School, though he read law to enter the Bar in 1898.
Bachelor of Letters, University of Missouri, 1895, Doctor of Laws, 1928. Student law department, Harvard University, 1895-1898.
He was in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri from 1898 to 1913. He was a Circuit court judge, 16th Circuit of Missouri from 1913 to 1917. On December 19, 1916, Stone was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Elmer Bragg Adams.
Stone was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 1916, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on May 15, 1947, serving in that capacity until his death. He was the longest serving judge to be appointed by Wilson.
He died on February 27, 1958.
Member: Masons; Knights of Pythias. American, Missouri State and Jackson Company Bar Associations. Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi.
Phi Delta Phi. Club: Mission Hills Country.
Married Lucy May Cockrill, October 3, 1906. Children: Elizabeth Louise, Marjorie May.