Thomas Stone
Thomas Stone | |
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Thomas Stone by Robert Edge Pine, c. 1785 | |
| Member of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1781–1787 | |
| In office 1777–1780 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1743 Charles County, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Died | October 5, 1787 (aged 43–44) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Thomas Stone National Historic Site |
| Relations | Michael Stone (brother) John Hoskins Stone (brother) Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer (uncle) |
| Known for | Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence |
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Thomas Stone (1743 – October 5, 1787) was an American Founding Father, planter, politician, and lawyer who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777. He acted as president of Congress for a short time in 1784. Stone was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1777 to 1780 and again from 1781 to 1787.