STONE, RICHARD FRENCH: 1844-1913
Born near Sharpsburg, Ky., in 1844, Richard French Stone came with his parents to Indiana when he was eight years old. His mother, whose maiden name was Sally Lane, was a sister of Henry S. Lane, first Republican governor of Indiana . Young Stone attended the common schools and Bainbridge, Ind., Academy.
In 1863 he entered Rush Medical College but in 1864 tendered his services to the U. S. Government and was appointed a medical cadet. He later attended the University of Pennsylvania and received the M.D. degree.
After serving a time as assistant surgeon general in the U. S. Army, he established himself in southern Indiana , removing to Indianapolis in 1880. Until 1886 he served as a professor in the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Stone died on Mar. 3, 1913.
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- Elements of Modern Medicine, Including Principles of
Pathology and Therapeutics. New York, 1885.
