W. D. Stone
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"W. D. Stone," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/893.
- Position
- Grounds Laborer
- Years in President's House
- circa 1931
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Unclear from Context
- Presidency
- Herbert Hoover
- Biography
- In 1931, an individual named “W. D. Stone” was included on First Lady Lou Hoover’s annual White House staff Christmas list. The list identified Stone as a “Horticultural” employee “engaged in White House work,” which suggests that they labored on the White House Grounds or in the White House greenhouses near the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on the National Mall. (1) Further information about their life is limited; (2)
- (1) “Xmas List 1931,” Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1931, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
(2) Boyd’s District of Columbia Directory (R. L. Polk and Co., 1931), pg. 1539. - Birthplace
- Unclear from Context