Born in Chicago, Illinois, Tone received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa) in 1943 and was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946.
He received a Juris Doctor from State University of Iowa College of Law in 1948.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on January 26, 1972.
[1] On April 22, 1974, Nixon nominated Tone to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Roger Kiley.
[1] After his Judicial service, Tone returned to private practice in Chicago until his death, on November 28, 2001, in Glenview, Illinois.