Edward Albert Stone

Sir Edward Albert Stone KCMG (9 March 1844 – 2 April 1920) was an Australian lawyer, lieutenant governor, politician and the fourth Chief Justice of Western Australia.

[2] Edward Stone was educated at Chigwell School, Essex, England and then joined his father's Perth law firm[1] in 1860 and was called to the bar in 1865.

[1] Stone was appointed a puisne judge of the Supreme Court in 1883 and succeeded Sir Alexander Onslow as Chief Justice in 1901, a position he held until 1906 when health problems forced his retirement.

[6] In addition to his career as a lawyer and judge, Stone was a member of the Church of England and was involved in various philanthropic, educational and cultural movements in Western Australia.

Stone died in Perth, aged 76, on 2 April 1920 and was survived by his wife, Susannah Shenton.