W. W. Stone

Walter Wilson Stone (July 20, 1840 – June 5, 1930) was an American politician. He was the 18th State Auditor of Mississippi, serving from 1886 to 1896. He also served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature.

Early life Walter Wilson Stone was born on July 20, 1840, in Boone County, Missouri. He was the fifth of 12 children of Caleb S. Stone and Ann Wilson. He then served as Professor of Greek and Latin at that college. In 1861 he joined the Confederate Army, as he sympathized with the South. In 1885, Stone was elected State Auditor of Mississippi. In 1889, he was re-elected for a term that expired in 1896.

On November 3, 1903, Stone was elected to represent the 29th District (Washington County) in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1904-1908 term.

Personal life and death Stone was a member of the Knights of Honor, the Freemasons, and the Christian Church. He married Eleanor Holt on October 2, 1869, in New Orleans. They had nine children, of whom five survived: Alfred Holt, Annie, Lilian, Eleanor, and Aimee. Stone died at Greenville on June 5, 1930.