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Thomas Stone (1743 – October 5, 1787) was an American planter 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. ==Biography== Thomas was born into a prominent family at Poynton Manor in Charles County, Maryland. He The story of Thomas Stone National Historic Site is not just the story of one of Maryland's signers of the Declaration of Independence. The Stone family has produced a colonial governor, and a state governor; a representative in the first Congress of the United States, and not only a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but a signer of the United States Constitution. For four centuries Thomas Stone was a delegate from Maryland to the Second Continental Congress that signed the Declaration of Independence. 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. 2. The Honorable Thomas Stone This 1785 portrait of Thomas Stone by Robert Edge Pine hangs in the Museum of the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland. “Thomas Stone (1743-1787), one of Maryland's four signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born to a prominent family in Charles County. T.L.D.R. – Read about the lives of the other signers of the Declaration of Independence here – ‘Who Were The Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence?’ Introduction Thomas Stone was born in Signers of the Declaration of Independence Short biographies on each of the 56 Declaration signers Thomas Stone 1743-1787 Representing Maryland at the Continental Congress by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress Signers' Garden pays tribute to the Founding Fathers, including those such as Stone, who signed The Declaration of Independence. Signer's Walk, Signers' Garden, and Independence Hall are all visited on The Constitutional Walking Tour! At the age of thirty-three he was the youngest member of the Maryland delegation to vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, and he signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776. Thomas Stone (1743-1787) Signer of the Declaration of Independence Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Notes on sources. Link to Extended Biography. Return to Thomas Stone's Introductory Page. This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. His opponents, counsel for the defense, consisted of Thomas Johnson, Samuel Chase, and William Paca—all three of whom later became his congressional colleagues. That same year, 1774, Stone won appointment to the provincial convention, which the following year sent him to Congress. Information obtained from: American Council of Learned Societies. American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: The A.N. Marquis Company, 1963. Back to The Signer's Gallery Not as vocal as his compatriots, Thomas Stone is one of the lesser known signers of the Declaration of Independence. He served his country when called to do so, but preferred a quiet life with family over a life in the limelight. Thomas Stone was born in 1743 in Charles County, Maryland. Thomas Stone was a prominent lawyer and plantation owner, who signed the Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation. 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 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. Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 31, 1802) was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. [1] He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of New York in the Continental Congress. "Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. "Born in Charles County, Maryland, not far from the present-day Washington, DC. He borrowed money to study law in the Annapolis office of Thomas Johnson, who later became Maryland’s first state governor. In 1776, Thomas Stone and 55 others signed the Declaration of Independence. In doing so, Stone risked his home, his family's security, and even his life to support the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom.
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