# Royal A. Stone *American jurist; justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1923 until his death in 1942* Royal Augustus Stone (June 26, 1875 – September 13, 1942) was a Minnesota lawyer and judge who sat on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1923 until his death in 1942.[^1] Before joining the court he was village attorney of Morris. He also served in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War and World War I, was an assistant attorney general of [[Minnesota]] from 1905 to 1907, and practiced law in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].[^1] He died of a heart ailment in a Saint Paul hospital in September 1942, five days after he had been renominated for reelection to the court.[^1] ## Early life and education Stone was born in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on June 26, 1875, and his family later relocated to Morris, Minnesota.[^1] He completed high school at the Carleton College academy and went on to the [[University of Minnesota]].[^1] His legal training was at the Washington University School of Law, which awarded him a law degree in 1897.[^1] ## Legal career In 1897, the year he took his degree, Stone joined the Minnesota bar and became village attorney for Morris.[^1] After a year in law practice, he entered the United States Army. He served in both the Spanish–American War and World War I.[^1] He held the post of assistant attorney general for the State of Minnesota from 1905 to 1907 and then practiced law in Saint Paul.[^1] ## Minnesota Supreme Court Stone took his seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1923 and remained a member until he died.[^1] On September 13, 1942, five days after being renominated for reelection, he died of a heart ailment at a hospital in Saint Paul.[^1] The record assembled here does not establish how he came to the court in 1923 or which opinions he wrote while serving on it.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Royal Augustus Stone, American jurist.[^1] ### What - Justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]], 1923–1942.[^1] - Assistant attorney general for the State of Minnesota, 1905–1907.[^1] ### When - Born June 26, 1875.[^1] - Law degree, Washington University School of Law, 1897.[^1] - Admitted to the Minnesota bar and served as Morris village attorney, 1897.[^1] - Died September 13, 1942.[^1] ### Where - Born in Le Sueur, Minnesota, and moved with his parents to Morris, Minnesota.[^1] - Practiced law in Saint Paul and died in a hospital there.[^1] ### How many - Five days elapsed between his renomination for reelection and his death.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Royal A. Stone* (retrieved 2026-10-26, revision 1381052467), CC BY-SA 4.0 — biographical summary covering his birth, education, legal and military service, Minnesota Supreme Court service (1923–1942), and death on September 13, 1942. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_A._Stone