John Hoskins Stone (1750 – October 5, 1804) was an American planter, soldier, and politician from Charles County, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War he led the 1st Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army. After the war he served in the state legislature and was the seventh Governor from 1794 to 1797.
== Personal life ==
John was born at his father’s plantation of Poynton Manor in Charles County. His family had been prominent since early colonial days when William Stone had served as governor a hundred years before his birth. His parents were David and Elizabeth (Jenifer) Stone. His elder brothers included Thomas (who signed the Declaration of Independence) and Michael (who represented Maryland in the U.S. Congress).
John had been baptized in the Anglican Church. After the split caused by the revolution he was an active Episcopalean. He married Anne Couden in February 1781, and the couple would have six children, five of whom lived to adulthood: Couden, Anne, Elizabeth, Robert Couden, and Thomas.
== Revolutionary war ==
In 1775, Stone joined the newly organized Maryland Battalion led by Colonel William Smallwood as a Lieutenant. He was soon promoted to Captain of the battalion’s first company. The battalion became part of the 1st Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army, and went north to fight in the war. They fought in the Battles of Brooklyn (where Captain Stone was especially distinguished) and White Plains. Then, in late 1776, when Smallwood was promoted to Brigadier General, Stone became the Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment.
When the Continental Line was re-organized early in 1777, General Smallwood had earned additional responsibility as a brigade commander. Stone was made Colonel and commander of the 1st Maryland. He led the regiment in the Battles of Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown. He was wounded at Germantown and as a result was lame for the rest of his life.
Colonel Stone was back in active command by the Battle of Monmouth. His unit was active in the continuing defense of New Jersey. His career ended when he was wounded again in the Battle of Stony Point on July 14, 1779. This time his wounds were more serious and he resigned his commission on August 1.
== Political career ==
Stone returned home to Maryland and was made a member of the state’s Executive Council. He served there from 1779 until 1785. Charles County elected him to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1785. He was returned annually until 1787, and again in 1790. Stone was then returned to the state Council in 1791 and 1792.
John was elected to a single three year term as Governor of Maryland, and served from 1794 to 1797 before returning to private life. He died in 1804 at Annapolis, Maryland and was buried there.
[[Philip Stuart]]
Philip Stuart (1760 – August 14, 1830) was an American politician and soldier who represented the state of Maryland in the House of Representatives.
Stuart was born near Fredericksburg, Virginia, and completed his preparatory education before moving to Maryland. He served during the American Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, and was wounded at Eutaw Springs on September 8, 1781. He transferred to Baylor’s dragoons on November 9, 1782, and later served as a lieutenant in the Second Artillerists and Engineers, beginning on June 5, 1798 and ending with his resignation on November 15, 1800. He also served in the War of 1812
Stuart was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1819. He died in Washington, D.C., and is interred in the Congressional Cemetery.
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