Английская Википедия:Eliphalet Stone (Massachusetts politician)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Col. Eliphalet Stone (May 12, 1813 – February 5, 1886) was an American politician.
Personal life
Stone was born May 12, 1813, in Hubbardston, Massachusetts.Шаблон:Sfn[1] His father died when he was six, and he was adopted by a relative.Шаблон:Sfn Though he was ambitious to acquire an education, his opportunities to do so were meager given the schooling provided to farmers boys in the district school at that time.Шаблон:Sfn
Stone was a major landowner along High Street in Dedham and lived at what is today 19 Mount Vernon Street in Dedham.Шаблон:Sfn He married Elizabeth Barrows, the daughter of Thomas Barrows, on October 10, 1839.[2]Шаблон:Sfn[1]
Business career
He settled in Dedham, Massachusetts and engaged in a number of business pursuits.Шаблон:Sfn By 1833, he was largely engaged in the baking and grocery business, real estate and building, and for many years was the leading auctioneer in that part of Norfolk County.Шаблон:Sfn He was especially active in building residences in the east village of Dedham and labored earnestly to advance the interests of that part of the town.Шаблон:Sfn
Agriculture
From early youth, Stone manifested a lively interest in agriculture and horticultural pursuits.Шаблон:Sfn He wrote many valuable papers on fruit culture.Шаблон:Sfn[1]
Political career
Stone represented Dedham, Massachusetts as a Republican in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1869.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[1] He served on the committee that established Brookdale Cemetery.Шаблон:Sfn
Philanthropy
It was said that benevolence was one of Stone's leading characteristics and no one was ever turned empty handed from his door.Шаблон:Sfn He donated the land upon which Dedham High School and Stone Park were built.Шаблон:Sfn[3]Шаблон:Sfn He also donated a waiting room at the railroad stop, Stone Haven station, next to his home.Шаблон:Sfn
He was also a great supporter of the men of Dedham who served in the American Civil War.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn During the war, it was said that no person was more interested in the welfare of the soldiers than Stone.Шаблон:Sfn He sacrificed his business interests to visit the soldiers in the field and made arrangements to provide for their families.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn After the war, he donated a choice plot of land upon a hill and a monument to their sacrifice in Brookdale Cemetery to the local Grand Army of the Republic chapter.[1]Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Death
Stone died in Dedham on February 5, 1886, of paralysis after a three-month illness.[1]
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