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Alfred Holt Stone (October 16, 1870 – May 11, 1955) was an American planter, writer, politician, and tax commissioner for the State of Mississippi. Stone was one of the oldest officeholders in Mississippi, and was noted for his racist views toward African-Americans. ==Early life and career== Stone was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he received an LL.D. in 1891, and an LL.B. in 1916.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = University of Mississippi )〕 In 1928, he received an honorary LL.D. from Southwestern at Memphis. Stone worked as a lawyer from 1893 to 1932. From 1912 to 1913, he was President of the Mississippi Historical Society, and from 1916 to 1923, he served in the Mississippi Legislature.〔 Stone was also appointed a research associate in economic history at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. In 1923, Stone became one of three co-owners of the Columbus and Greenville Railway,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History )〕 and in 1932, he was named Tax Commissioner and Chairman of the Mississippi State Tax Commission, a post he held until his death in 1955.〔 Stone was also a cotton planter at the Dunleith Plantation in Dunleith, Mississippi, and was founder of the Staple Cotton Cooperative Association, which enabled growers to sell directly to buyers. Stone was editor of the Cooperative's monthly newsletter for more than three decades. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Holt Stone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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