Spy (Sir Leslie Ward, 1851-1922). (Lith.) — Sir John Benjamin Stone M.P. "East Birmingham

London: Vanity Fair, 1902. Chromolithograph. 31 x 18.5 cm. (image). 37.3 x 26.2 cm. (sheet). Dated 20 February 1902. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lithographers). Very Good. Sheet trimmed and mounted to support board. Sir John Benjamin Stone was a local Conservative politician, founder of the Birmingham Conservative Association and MP for Birmingham East from 1895 to 1909. He was a member of the Sutton Coldfield Corporation for many years and was the first Mayor of the town in 1886 when the new Municipal Corporation was created; a post he held for four years. He was knighted in 1892 and was appointed High Steward of the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield in 1902. .