The Stones
- William Stone (1603–1695), Governor of Maryland Colony 1649-1655. Great-great grandfather of Thomas Stone, Michael J. Stone, and John Hoskins Stone.
- Thomas Stone (1743–1787), Maryland State Senator 1779-1783, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland 1775-1776 1778 1784. Great-great grandson of William Stone.
- Michael J. Stone (1747–1812), Maryland House Delegate 1781-1783, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1789-1791. Great-great grandson of William Stone.
- John Hoskins Stone (1750–1804), Maryland Executive Councilman 1779-1785 1791-1792, Maryland House Delegate 1785-1787 1790, Governor of Maryland 1794-1797. Great-great grandson of William Stone.
- Frederick Stone (1820–1899), Maryland House Delegate 1864-1865, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1867-1871, Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals 1881-1890. Grandson of Michael J. Stone.
- John M. Daniel (1825–1865), U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Sardinia 1853-1854, U.S. Minister to Sardinia 1854-1861. Grandson of Thomas Stone.
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Famous quotes containing the word stones:
“Most men would feel insulted if it were proposed to employ them in throwing stones over a wall, and then in throwing them back, merely that they might earn their wages. But many are no more worthily employed now.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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