John M. Stone
| John Marshall Stone | |
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| 31st Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office March 29, 1876 – January 29, 1882 |
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| Lieutenant |
Vacant (1876–1878) William H. Sims (1878–1882) |
| Preceded by | Adelbert Ames |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lowry |
| 33rd Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office January 13, 1890 – January 20, 1896 |
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| Lieutenant | M.M. Evans |
| Preceded by | Robert Lowry |
| Succeeded by | Anselm J. McLaurin |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate | |
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In office 1869–1876 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 30, 1830 Milan, Tennessee |
| Died | March 26, 1900 (aged 69) Holly Springs, Mississippi |
John Marshall Stone (April 30, 1830 – March 26, 1900) was an American politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served longer as Governor of that state than anyone else, from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. During this latter period, he approved a new constitution in 1890 passed by the Democratic-dominated state legislature that disfranchised most African Americans, excluding them from the political system. They were kept out for nearly 70 years.
Born in Milan, Tennessee, Stone was the son of Asher and Judith Stone, natives of Virginia who were part of the migration to the west. He did not attend college since his family was fairly poor, but he studied a great deal and eventually taught school. In 1855, he moved to Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
Stone became a station agent at Iuka when the Memphis and Charleston Railroad opened.
With the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Stone enlisted in the Confederate army that April. He commanded Company K of the Second Mississippi Infantry and saw action in Virginia. Stone, who had the rank of colonel, in 1862 was placed in command of another regiment due to a reorganization in 1862. Colonel Stone was highly commended by his division commander Maj. Gen. Henry Heth and in 1864 he frequently commanded the brigade. In January 1865 he went recruiting in Mississippi and then commanded local defense troops countering Stoneman's Raid. He and his men were captured in North Carolina and held prisoner in Camp Chase, Ohio; later being transferred to Johnson's Island, Ohio.
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