Joseph Champlin Stone
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Joseph Champlin Stone was a pioneer doctor and one-term Republican
U.S. Representative
from Iowa's 1st congressional district
.
Born in Westport, New York
, Stone moved to Iowa Territory
in 1844.
He attended the public schools.
In 1854, he was graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine
, in St. Louis, Missouri
, and returned to Iowa (now a state) to practice.
During the Civil War
Dr. Stone enlisted as a private in the Union Army
and was made adjutant of the 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
. He was promoted to captain and assistant adjutant general of volunteers in 1862, and served until the end of the war.
He resumed the practice of medicine in Burlington, Iowa
.
In 1876, Stone was elected as a Republican to represent Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House. He served in the Forty-fifth
Congress from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination in 1878, but finished behind Moses A. McCoid
, who succeeded Stone after winning the general election.
Returning to Iowa, he again engaged in the practice of his profession.
He died in Burlington on December 3, 1902. He was interred in Aspen Grove Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
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U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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from Iowa's 1st congressional district
Iowa's 1st congressional district
Iowa's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers the northeastern part of the state. The district includes Dubuque, Clinton, Davenport and Waterloo....
.
Born in Westport, New York
Westport, New York
Westport is a town in Essex County, New York, United States overlooking Lake Champlain. The population was 1,362 at the 2000 census.The Town of Westport is on the eastern border of the county and is south of Plattsburgh and south of Montreal. Westport is inside the Adirondack Park.Westport is...
, Stone moved to Iowa Territory
Iowa Territory
The Territory of Iowa was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Iowa.-History:...
in 1844.
He attended the public schools.
In 1854, he was graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine is a private, American medical school within Saint Louis University.It was established in 1836 as the Medical Department of the university and had the distinction, in 1839, of awarding the first M.D. degree granted west of the Mississippi River...
, in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, and returned to Iowa (now a state) to practice.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Dr. Stone enlisted as a private in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
and was made adjutant of the 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
The 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The first Iowa Cavalry was organized at Davenport, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service between July 30, and September 12, 1862...
. He was promoted to captain and assistant adjutant general of volunteers in 1862, and served until the end of the war.
He resumed the practice of medicine in Burlington, Iowa
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,663 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in the 2000 census. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area including West Burlington, Iowa and Middletown, Iowa and...
.
In 1876, Stone was elected as a Republican to represent Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House. He served in the Forty-fifth
45th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination in 1878, but finished behind Moses A. McCoid
Moses A. McCoid
Moses Ayers McCoid was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa....
, who succeeded Stone after winning the general election.
Returning to Iowa, he again engaged in the practice of his profession.
He died in Burlington on December 3, 1902. He was interred in Aspen Grove Cemetery.