Phineas J. Stone
American politician
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.