Raymond Stone

Raymond Stone
8th Naval Governor of Guam
In office
January 28, 1904 – May 16, 1904
Preceded byFrank Herman Schofield
Succeeded byGeorge Leland Dyer
Personal details
Nationality United States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
Rank Commander

Raymond Stone was a United States Navy officer and Governor of Guam from January 28, 1904 to May 16, 1904. He served in multiple posts in the Navy, including aboard the battleship USS Kearsarge. He was stationed in Guam in the early 1900s, where he became aide to the governor. When William Elbridge Sewell was transported back to California with an intestinal disease, Stone became acting governor. He issued a series of orders limiting drug sale on the island and forcing vendors to lower prices on food and other essential items. After George Leland Dyer became governor, Stone became a judge on the Supreme Court of Guam before returning to the mainland. He would later serve as a liaison to the United States Army, where he oversaw the transfer of Naval prisoners of war from World War I to Army control.