14 Facts About Thomas Stone

Thomas Stone was an American Founding Father, planter, politician, and lawyer who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland.

Thomas Stone later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777.

Thomas Stone acted as president of Congress for a short time in 1784.

Thomas Stone was born into a prominent family at Poynton Manor in Charles County, Maryland.

Thomas Stone was the second son in the large family of David and Elizabeth Jenifer Stone.

Thomas Stone read law at the office of Thomas Stone Johnson in Annapolis, was admitted to the bar in 1764, and opened a practice in Frederick, Maryland.

Thomas Stone was re-elected and attended regularly for several years.

Previously, Thomas Stone had been in favor of opening diplomatic relations with Great Britain and not going to war, as he was not only a pacifist but a conservative reluctant to start a gruesome war.

That same year Thomas Stone was assigned to the committee that drafted the Articles of Confederation, and he was struck with a personal tragedy.

Thomas Stone was inoculated for the disease, but an adverse reaction to the treatment made her ill.

Thomas Stone's health continued to decline for the rest of her life.

Thomas Stone accepted election to the Maryland Senate from 1779 until 1785, at first in order to promote the Articles of Confederation, which Maryland was the last state to approve.

Thomas Stone was buried at his plantation home, which still stands.

In 1768, Stone married Margaret Brown, the younger sister of Gustavus R Brown, thought to be the richest man in the county.