Clyde_E._Stone

Clyde E. Stone

Clyde E. Stone

American judge

Clyde Ernest Stone[1] (March 23, 1876 – January 14, 1948) was an American jurist.

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Biography

Born near Mason City, Illinois, Stone graduated from Mason City High School and received his bachelor's degree from University of Illinois. He taught school for six years and then started practicing law in Peoria, Illinois in 1903 after being admitted to the Illinois bar. Stone was an assistant state's attorney. Stone served as county judge and then circuit court judge. He was a Republican. In 1918, Stone was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court and served until his death in 1948. Stone was chief justice of the court. Stone died of a stroke in Tucson, Arizona while on vacation.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Clyde E. Stone" (PDF). Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.
  2. [2]
    Illinois Supreme Court-Clyde E. Stone Archived 2015-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "Illinois Supreme Court Clyde Stone Dies". The Daily Register. Peoria, Illinois. January 15, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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