Walter F. Stone
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Walter Freeman Stone was a Republican politician who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1873-1874.
Walter Stone was born at Wooster, Ohio
. His father died when he was young, but left adequate means that Stone received an education. He studied law in Pittsburg
, where he studied under Walter H. Lowrie
, who would later be Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court., and Cleveland
, and was admitted to the bar in 1845 in Cleveland.
In 1846, Stone moved to Sandusky
, where he established partnerships with judge A. W. Hendry, and later with Ebenezer Lane, who had served on the Ohio Supreme Court for 15 years, and his son William G. Lane as Lane, Stone & Lane until 1865.. He was initially a Democrat, but joined the Freesoilers
in 1849. He was elected Common Pleas Judge in 1865 and re-elected in 1870. In 1873 he was appointed by Governor Noyes to the Ohio Supreme Court when William H. West
resigned. He was nominated by the Republicans, and elected to the remainder of the term in 1873, but had to resign in August 1874.
Stone married Cordelia A. Hitchcock on June 5, 1851, and they had three children. Stone retired to Oakland, California
for his health, but died December 23, 1874. His funeral was January 5, 1875 in Sandusky, with burial in Oakland Cemetery in that city.
Walter Stone was born at Wooster, Ohio
Wooster, Ohio
Wooster is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Wayne County. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio approximately SSW of Cleveland and SW of Akron. Wooster is noted as the location of The College of Wooster...
. His father died when he was young, but left adequate means that Stone received an education. He studied law in Pittsburg
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, where he studied under Walter H. Lowrie
Walter H. Lowrie
Water Hoge Lowrie was a Pennsylvania jurist.He was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, son of Walter Lowrie, and nephew of Senator Walter Lowrie. He became a lawyer, serving as a district judge in Pennsylvania from 1846 to 1851...
, who would later be Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court., and Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, and was admitted to the bar in 1845 in Cleveland.
In 1846, Stone moved to Sandusky
Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
, where he established partnerships with judge A. W. Hendry, and later with Ebenezer Lane, who had served on the Ohio Supreme Court for 15 years, and his son William G. Lane as Lane, Stone & Lane until 1865.. He was initially a Democrat, but joined the Freesoilers
Free Soil Party
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. It was a third party and a single-issue party that largely appealed to and drew its greatest strength from New York State. The party leadership...
in 1849. He was elected Common Pleas Judge in 1865 and re-elected in 1870. In 1873 he was appointed by Governor Noyes to the Ohio Supreme Court when William H. West
William H. West
William H. West was a Republican Party politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General from 1866 to 1868, and a member of the Ohio Supreme Court from February 1872 to 1873. His failing eyesight and powerful oration led to the title Blind Man Eloquent.-Biography:William H...
resigned. He was nominated by the Republicans, and elected to the remainder of the term in 1873, but had to resign in August 1874.
Stone married Cordelia A. Hitchcock on June 5, 1851, and they had three children. Stone retired to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
for his health, but died December 23, 1874. His funeral was January 5, 1875 in Sandusky, with burial in Oakland Cemetery in that city.