Phineas J. Stone

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.

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[1]
In office 1854
Preceded by	Henry P. Fairbanks[1]
Succeeded by	Horace G. Hutchins[2][3]
Member of the Charlestown, Massachusetts Common Council Ward Two[4]
In office 1850–1854
Personal details
Born	(1810-05-23)May 23, 1810 Weare, New Hampshire
Died	August 12, 1891(1891-08-12) (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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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

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