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John Marshall Stone | |
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31st and 33rd Governor of Mississippi | |
In office March 29, 1876 – January 2, 1882 | |
Lieutenant | Vacant (1876–1878) William H. Sims (1878–1882) |
Preceded by | Adelbert Ames |
Succeeded by | Robert Lowry |
In office January 13, 1890 – January 20, 1896 | |
Lieutenant | M. M. Evans |
Preceded by | Robert Lowry |
Succeeded by | Anselm J. McLaurin |
Member of the Mississippi State Senate | |
In office 1869–1876 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Milan, Tennessee | April 30, 1830
Died | March 26, 1900 Holly Springs, Mississippi | (aged 69)
Political party | Democratic |
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John Marshall Stone (April 30, 1830 – March 26, 1900) was an American politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served longer as governor of that state than anyone else, from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. He approved a new constitution in 1890 passed by the Democratic-dominated state legislature that disfranchised most African Americans, excluding them from the political system[1] for more than 75 years.