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imprisoned on a vessel in New York harbor. At the close of the Revolution he settled in Wilkes- borough.N.C, and was clerk of the superior court. Later he was clerk of the North Carolina senate, and declined a seat in the U.S. senate, but upon being elected to complete the term of James Turner, who resigned in 1816, he took his seat, Dec. 16, 1816. and was re-elected in 1817, serving until March 3, 1823. He was state senator in 1826, in 1829 and 1830 ; was a representative in the state legislature, and was elected governor in 1830. He resigned in 1831 to become commis- sioner to manage the transporting of the Indians beyond the Mississippi, and in the same year was appointed U.S. Indian agent in Arkansas. He was a trustee of the University of North Carolina, 1805-38, and president of the board, 1832-35. He died in Arkansas in 1842.

STOKES, William B., representative, was born in Chatham county, N.C., Sept. 9, 1814. He re- ceived a common scliool education and worked on a farm. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1849-50, and was in the state senate in 1852. He removed to Alexandria, Tenn., was a Whig representative in the 36th congress, 1859- 61, and in 1862 enlisted in the Federal army as majorofTennesee volunteers. He was promoted colonel and brevetted major-general, beiug honor- ably discharged in 1865. He was a Union Repub- lican representative from Tennessee in the 30th, 40th, and 41st congresses, taking his seat July 24, 1866, and serving until 1871. He was the unsuc- cessful candidate for representative in the 42d congress, being defeated by A. E. Garrett. He died in Alexandria, Tenn., March 4, 1897.

STONE, Charles Pomeroy, soldier, was born in Greenfield, Mass., Sept. 30, 1824. He was graduated from the U.S. Military academy, and brevetted 2d lieutenant of ordnance in 1845 ; was assistant professor of geography, history and ethics at the Military academy, 1845-46 ; assistant ordnance officer at the Watervliet arsenal, N.Y., and at the Fort Monroe arsenal, Va., in 1840, and served during the war with Mexico, having been promoted second lieutenant, March 3, 1847. He took part in the siege of Vera Cruz, March 9-29, 1847 ; the battle of Contreras, Aug. 19, 1847 ; Molino del Rey, Sept. 8, 1847, where he was bre- vetted Isb lieutenant for gallant conduct ; the as- sault and capture of the city of Mexico, Sept. 13, 1847, and was brevetted captain, Sept. 13, 1847, for gallant conduct at the battle of Chapultepec. He was assistant ordnance officer at Watervliet arsenal in 1848 ; traveled in Europe and Asia, 1848-50, and was in command of the Fort Monroe arsenal, Va., 1850-51. He was chief of ordnance for the Pacific division, 1851-55, and had charge of the construction of Benicia arsenal, Cal., 1851- 56. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, Feb. 26,

1853, and resigned his commission, Nov. 17, 1856. He engaged in business as a banker in San Fran- cisco, 1856-57 ; was chief of the scientific com- mission in the service of the Mexican govern- ment, for the survey and exploration of the public lands in the state of Sonora, Mex., 1857- 60, and of Lower California, 1858-60. In 1861 he was commissioned colonel of staff and inspec- tor-general of volunteers in the District of Colum- bia, and engaged in drilling and disciplining the volunteers serving in the defence of Washington. He commanded the volunteers of the District of Columbia, April-Julj-, 1861 ; was promoted colo- nel, 14th infantry. May 14, 1861, and brigadier- general, U.S. v.. May 17, 1861. He participated in the capture of Alexandria, Va., May 24, 1861 ; commanded the Rockville expedition, June 10, 1861, and took part in the skirmishes at Conrad's, Edward's, and Harper's ferries, June-July, 1861. He commanded a brigade in General Patterson's operations in the Shenandoali valley ; com- manded the special corps of observation on the Upper Potomac, 1861-62, and following the bat- tle of Ball's Bluff, Oct. 21, 1861, where Col. E. D. Baker, who ordered the attack, was killed, he was charged with the responsibility for the disaster. On Feb. 9, 1862, he was arrested in Washington, D.C., by a provost guard, and confined in Fort Lafayette, N.Y., for 189 days, when he was set at liberty under the requirement of an act of congress, passed July 17, 1862, forbidding the de- tention of any officer or soldier, more than thirty days without charges. On the appointment of General Hooker to the command of the Army of the Potomac, he applied for General Stone for his chief of staff, but through some influence at W^ashington the appointment was refused. In May, 1863, he was ordered to report to General Banks, commanding the department of the Gulf on that general's earnest request, and although not assigned, he rendered valuable assistance at the siege of Port Hudson. He was appointed chief of staff to General Banks, but on April 16, 18G4, he was deprived of his commission as brig- adier-general, and ordered to " report by letter " as colonel of the 14th infantry. He commanded a brigade of the 5tli army corps. Army of the Poto- mac, before Petersburg, Aug. 21-Sept. 13, 1864 ; resigned, Sept. 13, 1864 ; was engineer and super- intendent of the Dover Mining Company, Va., 1865-70 ; joined the Egyptian army and became chief of the general staff of the Khedive of Egypt. He was decorated commander of the order of Os- manieth, Oct. 10, 1870 ; grand officer of the order of Medjii, Jan, 24, 1875, and created Pasha in 1873. He resigned his commission in the Egyp- tian service in 1883, and returned to the L'nited States. He was engineer-in-chief of the Florida ship canal and transit company, 1883-86, and was