William F. Stone
William Francis Stone | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office January 1958 – August 18, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Frank P. Burton |
| Succeeded by | Virgil H. Goode Jr. |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Martinsville, Virginia, Patrick and Henry Counties district | |
| In office January , 1954 – 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Willey R. Broaddus |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Clark and Albert L. Philpott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1909 |
| Died | August 18, 1973 (aged 63) Martinsville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | M. Ivey Courtney |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University Atlanta Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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William Francis Stone (September 29, 1909 – August 18, 1973) was Virginia lawyer and member of the Virginia General Assembly. He represented Martinsville as well as Patrick and Henry Counties between 1954 and 1957, He first served as a delegate and was then elected to a partial senate term in a special 1957 special election following the death of Frank P. Burton. A member of the Byrd Organization, Stone was also a member of the Boatwright Committee which investigated the NAACP as part of the Massive Resistance to racial integration vowed by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education.