Frederick Stone (February 7, 1820 - October 17, 1899) was a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1867 - 1871. Stone was born in Charles County, Maryland and graduated from St. John’s College of Annapolis, Maryland in 1839. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1841, beginning practice in Port Tobacco, Maryland. He was appointed by the legislature in 1852 as one of the commissioners to revise the rules of pleading and practice in the State courts.
Stone was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1864 and 1865, and was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (serving March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870, and became an associate judge of the court of appeals, serving from 1881 - 1890. Stone died near La Plata, Maryland in 1899, and is interred in Mount Rest Cemetery of La Plata.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Preceded by: Benjamin G. Harris Representative of the Fifth Congressional District of Maryland 1867 - 1871 Succeeded by: William M. Merrick
