Claude Ulysses "Bud" Stone was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate during the 92nd General Assembly. He was born April 30, 1926 to former Democratic Congressman Claude U. Stone and his wife Alma Marie Stone. He was raised in Peoria, Illinois, and graduated from Peoria High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from Cornell University, a Bachelor of Science in business marketing from Bradley University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University, in 1948, 1949 and 1951 respectively. In 1953, he married his wife, Mary Louise, with whom he would have three children. In 1956, he became a Republican precinct committeeman, which would begin a lifetime of activism with the Republican Party including a tenure as chairman of the Tazewell County Republican Party in the 1990s. In 1985, he retired as an executive with Caterpillar Inc..
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30 April 1926 Peoria, Illinois
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Died |
29 December 2014 (aged 88) Galesburg, Illinois
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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