Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-11-18
Our New Judges.

The result of the recent election. as
announced last week, has been to place
two new judges upon the bench of this
circuit to hold office for fifteen years.
Hon. Frederick Stone, of this county, has
succeeded Judge Daniel r. Magruder as
Chief Ju lge, and CO.. John B Brooke, of
Prince Georges county, will succeed
Judge Chew as Associate Judge. These
two gentlemen, with Judge Ford, will
constitute our circuit court unit next fall.
when the successor of Judge Ford will be
elected.
Hon. Frederick Stone, the new Chief
Justice, is so we'll and favorably known to
all the readers of the TINES, both as an
able lawyer and genial gentleman, as to
render any review of his career in these
columns almost superfluous and unneces-
sary, the following biographical sketch
from one Of the city papers may not,
however, be uninteresting to many of our
readers:
Hon. Frederick Stone, who succeeds Judge
county. Nd, February 18th, 1920, and is the
grandson of Judge Michael Jenifer Stone, who
was a brother of Hon Thomas Stone, one of
the signers of the Declaration of Independence
and Hon. John Hoskins Stone, who was Gov
ernor of Maryland from 1894 to 1877. Mr..
Stones father was the laUe F. D. Stone, who
married Miss Eliza Patton in 1919, who died
in 1920, shortly after the birth OF the subject OF
this sketch. Mr.. Stone graduated with high
honors and assumed the practice OF law, rising
rapidly 20 'front.' rank in his profession. In
1852 be was appointed by the Legislature, 10
Company with Samuel TYLER and " il lam Price
II committee to codfy the laws relating to prac-
tice and pleading. In 1864 be was elected
member of the Maryland Constitutional Con-
veniion aud the same fall was elected TO re-
present Charles county in the Legislature. In
1866 he was elected by the Democrats to the
Fortieth Congress, and at the expiration OF his
term was reelected 10 the Forty-h-st Congress
He was elected as Democrat to the House OF
Delegates of Maryland in 1872, in that body
he was made chairman of the committee on
ways and means, and also served on the judi
iciary commits lee. He has always held front
rank in his profession in Maryland.
Mr. Stone is a broad minded lawyer of
liberal alta nmenis, sound judgement and
studious habits, and we congratulate the
Bar and The people of the circuit upon
their good fortune in obtaining SO compe-
tent an officer.
OfCol. Brooke the new Associate JUS
tice, very little is known in this county,
as he has not been in public life or in the
active practice of his profession fer a
number of years past. The Marlboro Ga
sette. however, in its last issue, prints the
following biographical sketch of the new
judge.
Col. John B. Brooke, who has been
elected Associate Judge to succeed Judge
Chew, was bon in Upper Marlboro.
March %. 1927, and was admitted o the
Bar in 1916. He IS lawyer OF aOilit;, and
a gentleman o. pleasing manners and ac
dress, and at one Tine enjoyed large
and lucrative practice. Early in life he
took prominent part in politics, be had
always been a consistent Democrat up 70
ten years ago, when he voted with tine In
dependent Democ.a ;. He ran as can
didate for me house of Delegates in 1S49,
on the Democratic ticket and was de
feated, but was elected to that body in
1851 In 1858 he ran for the State Sen
ate but was defeated by the late Judge
Berry he was elected 10 the State Senae
in 1857 and was made President of that
body.-In 1861 he Tan ran for Clerk of
the Circuit Court and was defeated by DR..
Frederick Sasscer. In 1867 he was a
member of The State Constitutional Con
vention which framed the present judicial
system. For some years past he has lived
an his farm near Mi,chelIyillp in th:s
county.