Wilbur Fisk Stone

Wilbur Fisk Stone Sr. (December 28, 1833 – December 27, 1920) was a teacher, lawyer, newspaper editor, miner, elected official, historian, and associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. He compiled the four volume History of Colorado.

Early life Stone was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1833. After studying at Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Indiana, for three years, he transferred to the University of Indiana and after one year graduated and immediately began teaching classics there and studying law. He earned his law degree in 1858. Stone promoted and worked for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, serving as its attorney until he was appointed to serve as an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court in 1877 following the resignation of Ebenezer T. Wells. He served on the court until 1886. He practiced law and held several positions until President Benjamin Harrison appointed him to serve as one of five judges on the Court of Private Land Claims on June 10, 1891. He served until 1894, when the court's work was completed.

Death Stone died on December 27, 1920, in Mount Vernon, Oregon, aged 86. However, one source says he died in Denver. He is buried in Denver's Fairmount Cemetery.