Phineas J. Stone

Phineas Jones Stone
Phineas Jones Stone
Seventh Mayor; of Charlestown, Massachusetts
	In office; 1862–1864
Preceded by	Horace G. Hutchins
Succeeded by	Charles Robinson, Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; for Middlesex County
	In office; 1840, 1856, 1862–1863
Member of the; Charlestown, Massachusetts; Board of Selectmen
	In office; 1839–1840
President of the; Charlestown, Massachusetts; Common Council
	In office; 1854
Preceded by	Henry P. Fairbanks
Succeeded by	Horace G. Hutchins
Member of the ; Charlestown, Massachusetts; Common Council; Ward Two
	In office; 1850–1854
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1810; Weare, New Hampshire
Died	August 12, 1891 (aged 81); Charlestown, Massachusetts
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ann Maria (Lindsey)
Children	Phineas Jones Stone, Jr.; Joseph Stone;
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Phineas^[a] Jones Stone (May 23, 1810 – August 12, 1891) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a member of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, as a member of and president of the Common Council and as the seventh mayor of the City of Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Biography

Phineas J. Stone was born in Weare, New Hampshire on May 23, 1810.^[5]^[6]

A Republican, he served in political offices from 1850 to 1864. For the last 25 years of his life, he was president of the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank.^[7]

He died at his home in Charlestown on August 12, 1891, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.^[7]^[8]

Notes

^ Also spelled "Phinehas" in some sources, and by Stone himself^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers. Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 347. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers. Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 348. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 To The Present Time, With a Brief History of the Institution. Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press. p. 277. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers. Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. pp. 345–347. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ Bacon, Edwin M. (1892). Boston of to-day: a glance at its history and characteristics. pp. 411–412. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ Davis, William Thomas (1894). Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Vol. II. The Boston History Company. pp. 551–553. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Phineas J. Stone". The Boston Post. August 13, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Funeral of Ex-Mayor Stone". The Boston Globe. August 14, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Political offices
Preceded by Horace G. Hutchins	Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1862 to 1864	Succeeded by Charles Robinson, Jr.

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[5] Also spelled "Phinehas" in some sources, and by Stone himself^[1]

[Catalogue_347-1] A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers. Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 347. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[2] A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers. Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 348. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[3] Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 To The Present Time, With a Brief History of the Institution. Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press. p. 277. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[4] A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers. Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. pp. 345–347. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[6] Bacon, Edwin M. (1892). Boston of to-day: a glance at its history and characteristics. pp. 411–412. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Google Books.

[7] Davis, William Thomas (1894). Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Vol. II. The Boston History Company. pp. 551–553. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[Obit-8] "Obituary: Phineas J. Stone". The Boston Post. August 13, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Funeral of Ex-Mayor Stone". The Boston Globe. August 14, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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