Born in Little Rock, Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina, Stoll attended public school.
He graduated from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1897. He was a teacher in the public schools 1897–1901. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1901. He practiced in Kingstree, South Carolina.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1905–1906 and then as solicitor of the third judicial circuit from 1908 to 1917, when, he resigned. He served as chairman of the Democratic county committee and member of the Democratic State committee 1908–1918.
With the outbreak of World War I, he was commissioned as a major in the Judge Advocate General's Department of the United States Army in 1917. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1918 and served throughout the war.
Stoll was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Willard Ragsdale. He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served from October 7, 1919, to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922. After serving in Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was again a member of the State house of representatives from 1929 to 1931. Stoll was elected as a judge of the third judicial circuit of South Carolina in 1931 and served until December 6, 1946, when he retired. In 1944, Judge Stoll sentenced 14-year old George Stinney, the second youngest person executed in US history, to death after a 1 day trial and a 10-minute deliberation by an all white jury.[1]George Stinney's conviction was vacated in 2014 due to fundamental Constitutional violations.[2]
philip, stoll, philip, henry, stoll, november, 1874, october, 1958, representative, from, south, carolina, philip, henry, stollmember, house, representatives, from, south, carolina, districtin, office, october, 1919, march, 1923preceded, willard, ragsdalesucce. Philip Henry Stoll November 5 1874 October 29 1958 was a U S Representative from South Carolina Philip Henry StollMember of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 6th districtIn office October 7 1919 March 3 1923Preceded byJ Willard RagsdaleSucceeded byAllard Henry GasqueMember of the South Carolina House of RepresentativesIn office 1929 1931In office 1905 1906Personal detailsBorn 1874 11 05 November 5 1874Little Rock South CarolinaDiedOctober 29 1958 1958 10 29 aged 83 Columbia South CarolinaResting placeKingstree South CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materWofford CollegeProfessionTeacher lawyer politicianMilitary serviceBranch serviceUnited States ArmyYears of service1917 1918RankLieutenant ColonelUnitJudge Advocate General s Department Born in Little Rock Marion now Dillon County South Carolina Stoll attended public school He graduated from Wofford College Spartanburg South Carolina in 1897 He was a teacher in the public schools 1897 1901 He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1901 He practiced in Kingstree South Carolina He served as member of the State house of representatives 1905 1906 and then as solicitor of the third judicial circuit from 1908 to 1917 when he resigned He served as chairman of the Democratic county committee and member of the Democratic State committee 1908 1918 With the outbreak of World War I he was commissioned as a major in the Judge Advocate General s Department of the United States Army in 1917 He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1918 and served throughout the war Stoll was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J Willard Ragsdale He was reelected to the Sixty seventh Congress and served from October 7 1919 to March 3 1923 He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922 After serving in Congress he resumed the practice of law He was again a member of the State house of representatives from 1929 to 1931 Stoll was elected as a judge of the third judicial circuit of South Carolina in 1931 and served until December 6 1946 when he retired In 1944 Judge Stoll sentenced 14 year old George Stinney the second youngest person executed in US history to death after a 1 day trial and a 10 minute deliberation by an all white jury 1 George Stinney s conviction was vacated in 2014 due to fundamental Constitutional violations 2 He died in Columbia South Carolina October 29 1958 He was interred in Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery Kingstree South Carolina Sources editUnited States Congress Philip H Stoll id S000951 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Pan Deanna Hawes Jennifer Berry In 1944 George Stinney was young black and sentenced to die Post and Courier Retrieved 2019 01 19 S C Judge Says 1944 Execution Of 14 Year Old Boy Was Wrong NPR org December 17 2014 Retrieved 2019 01 19 External links editPhilip H Stoll at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byJ Willard Ragsdale Member of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 6th congressional district1919 1923 Succeeded byAllard Henry Gasque Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip H Stoll amp oldid 1165469444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
