Andrew Stone (4 February 1703 – 17 December 1773) was a significant figure in the

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royal circle in the 18th century and a Member of Parliament.

Biography

Stone was the eldest son of Andrew Stone, a London goldsmith and one of the founders of Martins Bank, and was educated at

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and Christ Church, Oxford. His brother was George Stone,

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. He became private secretary to the

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in 1732, and was for many years on the most intimate and confidential terms both with the Duke and with his brother

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. He was appointed

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in 1734, joint secretary to the Lords Justices in 1744, and was a Commissioner of Trade and Plantations from 1749 to 1761. He was also Secretary of

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from 1742, and registrar of Chancery in

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from 1753, both of which offices he held until his death. Despite being accused on

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sympathies, Stone also gained a position of great personal influence with

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by whom he was made tutor and later secretary to Prince George, afterwards

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. On the accession of the latter to the throne, he was appointed treasurer to

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, and attaching himself to Lord Bute he became an influential member of the party known as ''The King's Friends'', whose meetings were frequently held at his house. He promoted the preferment of his brother George, who went to

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to the

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He was

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(MP) for

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from 1741 to 1761. He died in 1773 at his home in Privy Garden, Whitehall, London and was buried in the nave of

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. He had married in 1743, Hannah, the daughter of Stephen Mauvillion of Tooting, and had a son, Thomas, who predeceased him. Both Thomas and his mother were also buried in the nave of the Abbey.

References

* *Robert Beatson, ''A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament'' (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807

* Lewis Namier & John Brooke, ''The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754-1790'' (London: HMSO, 1964) *Concise Dictionary of National Biography

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