Samuel Hanson Stone
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Samuel H. Stone | |
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 Sketch of Stone, c. 1909 | |
| 15th Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts | |
| In office 1896–1900 | |
| Preceded by | L.C. Norman |
| Succeeded by | John S. Sweeney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1849 |
| Died | April 3, 1903 (aged 53) |
| Resting place | Richmond Cemetery Richmond, Kentucky |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Leipzig University |
Samuel Hanson Stone (December 4, 1849 – April 3, 1909) was an American farmer and politician from Kentucky who served as the state's 15th Auditor of Public Accounts from 1896 to 1900. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor in 1899.
Early life and education
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Stone was born as a son of the merchant, farmer and banker James C. Stone from Leavenworth, Kansas and the daughter of a lawyer Matilda, born Hanson, a sister to the Confederate General Roger Hanson. In 1864, Stone attended the Lee High School in Massachusetts and started in 1866 with his study of jurisprudence at the University of Leipzig (located in Saxony, Germany). In January 1870, Stone relocated to Heidelberg, Germany where he became – after already becoming a member of the Corps Thuringia in Leipzig – a member of the Corps Rhenania Heidelberg. Within the same year Stone moved back to the U.S. where he started off as an assistant clerk at the Second National Bank in Leavenworth.
Career
[edit]In 1874 Stone took residence in Madison County, Kentucky as a farmer and entrepreneur. Stone established 1876 close to Fort Estill Station a cattle farm and started to rear thoroughbred horses and rose to become the second biggest tobacco grower in the county.
From 1895 to 1899 Stone officiated as Auditor of Public Accounts for Kentucky. In 1899 he was defeated by the latter – controversial - office holder William S. Taylor (1853–1928) in the nomination campaign as candidate for the Republican Party for the office of Governor of Kentucky by a few votes.