Durham, N. N.  "Spokane and the Inland Empire: History of the City of Spokane
and Spokane County Washington."  Vol. 2.  S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912.

GEORGE E. STONE

George E. Stone is now serving as sheriff of Spokane county and during his
residence in this district, covering nearly twenty years, has been a prominent
factor in the development of the country, his activities being largely directed
toward the improvement of farming lands lying adjacent to the city of Spokane.
He was born at Avon, Livingston county, New York, December 7, 1861, and is a son
of George S. and Susan Jane (Streeter) Stone, both of whom were natives of New
York, but are now residing in Spokane county. They are descended from old New
England families and both the paternal and maternal grandfathers of Mr. Stone
were soldiers of the war of 1812, Ebenezer Stone serving with the rank of
colonel, while Hazelton Streeter was a drummer.

During the boyhood of George E. Stone, his parents removed with their family
from New York to Wisconsin, and his education, begun in the common schools of
the former state, was continued under public instruction in the latter and also
in the State Normal school of River Falls, Wisconsin. The winter months were
devoted to the acquirement of his education, while the summer months were given
to work upon his father's farm. When about twenty years of age he began teaching
school in St. Croix county, Wisconsin, but later turned to railroading as a
locomotive fireman and steam shovel engineer, working at the latter pursuit
during the summer months, while in the winters he was a fireman upon the road.
While thus engaged he resided at different times in Minnesota, Nebraska,
Colorado, Wisconsin and northern Michigan. He first visited Spokane in February,
1889, and finding here the fairest land he had ever seen, concluded to make his
home here. He did not feel however, that he was financially able to carry out
his plans and therefore returned once more to the occupation of firing and
shoveling, sending his money back to Spokane for the purchase of land and in
February, 1892, with his brother-in-law purchased four hundred and eighty acres,
becoming a permanent resident of this district, making his way beyond Deep
Creek, where he engaged in farming for nine years. In 1901 he sold his interest
in the four hundred and eighty-acre tract and took up his abode in the city,
where he became connected with a crematory company, acting as its secretary and
treasurer for eight years dealing during this time also quite extensively in
real estate. The crematory was then turned over to the city and is now the
Spokane Crematory.

After disposing of some of his real-estate holdings in the city, Mr. Stone
purchased land near Rockford, which he cleared and placed under cultivation. Not
long afterward he invested in other property, becoming the owner of a tract four
miles from Deep Creek, which he also cleared and planted. In this way he
contributed largely to the material development of the district in which he was
located, but closing out his farming interests, he purchased land on Third
street in the southeastern part of the city, and also twenty lots with a nice
residence on Nora avenue, and various other pieces of property. He has taken an
active interest in civic matters and through his efforts much has been
accomplished in the improvement of streets in the localities where he was
interested.

Appreciative of the privileges of citizenship and believing it the duty of every
individual to support his honest opinions in regard to the vital questions and
issues of the day, Mr. Stone has taken active part in political work and his
fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, have on several occasions
called upon him to fill positions of public trust. For six years, from 1884
until 1890, he was justice of the peace of Deep Creek precinct. Prior to 1896 he
gave his political allegiance to the republican party but since that time, has
advocated democratic principles. He has been a delegate to nearly every county
convention since residing in Spokane county and has also been chosen as a
delegate to two or three state conventions, including the democratic state
conventions held in Ellensburg and Tacoma. In 1908 he was candidate for sheriff
against F. K. Pugh, on which occasion he was defeated, although he ran
twenty-four hundred votes ahead of his ticket. In the fall of 1910 he was once
more the opponent of Mr. Pugh and won out with a clear majority upon official
count of nineteen hundred votes. He is employing business methods in the conduct
of his office and is endeavoring to give the taxpayers the best administration
possible. He has been successful in his private affairs and has done all in his
power to promote the mining interests of the district, backing his opinions with
financial support. He was one of the men who received material remuneration for
their confidence in the Sullivan Company in the Fort Steele mining district, in
British Columbia.

On the 15th of December, 1887, in Hammond, Wisconsin, Mr. Stone was married to
Miss Daisy V. Gates. They are well known socially in Spokane and the adjoining
districts and have gained many friends during the period of their residence in
this part of the state.

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Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in July 2017 by Diane Wright.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.