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{{Short description|American politician (1829–1902)}}
{{other people||Joseph Stone (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Joseph Stone
|image = JosephChamplinStone.jpg
|state = [[Iowa]]
|district = {{ushr|IA|1|1st}}
|term_start = March 4, 1877
|term_end = March 3, 1879
|predecessor = [[George W. McCrary]]
|successor = [[Moses A. McCoid]]
|birth_date = {{birth date|1829|7|30}}
|birth_place = [[Westport, New York]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1902|12|3|1829|7|30}}
|death_place = [[Burlington, Iowa]], U.S
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|otherparty =
|education = [[Saint Louis University School of Medicine|Saint Louis University]]
|profession =
|spouse =
|residence =
| branch = [[Union Army]]
| allegiance= {{flag|United States of America}}
| rank = [[File:US Army O3 (1861).svg|30px]] [[Captain]]
| unit = [[1st Iowa Cavalry Regiment]]
| battles = {{tree list}}
* [[American Civil War]]
{{tree list/end}}
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'''Joseph Champlin Stone''' (July 30, 1829 – December 3, 1902) was a medical doctor and one-term [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Iowa's 1st congressional district]].

Born in [[Westport, New York]], Stone moved to [[Iowa Territory]] in 1844.
He attended the public schools.
In 1854, he graduated from the [[Saint Louis University School of Medicine]], in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], and returned to Iowa (now a state) to practice.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Dr. Stone enlisted as a private in the [[Union Army]] and was made adjutant of the [[1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry]]. He was promoted to captain and assistant adjutant general of volunteers in 1862, and served until the end of the war.
He resumed the practice of medicine in [[Burlington, Iowa]].

In 1876, Stone was elected as a Republican to represent Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House. He served in the [[45th United States Congress|Forty-fifth]] Congress from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination in 1878,<ref>Iowa State Reporter (Waterloo), 1878-05-15 at p. 4.</ref> but finished behind [[Moses A. McCoid]], who succeeded Stone after winning the general election.
Returning to Iowa, he again engaged in the practice of his profession.

He died in Burlington on December 3, 1902. He was interred in [[Aspen Grove Cemetery (Burlington, Iowa)|Aspen Grove Cemetery]].

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Find a Grave|6133202}}

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