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| Affiliation | Federalist |
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| Name | Richard Stockton |
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Princeton, New Jersey , United States |
| Email | None |
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April 17, 1764
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| Died | March 07, 1828
(63 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | (son of Richard Stockton [1730-1781], father of Robert Field Stockton, and grandfather of John Potter Stockton), a Senator and a Representative from New Jersey; born in Princeton, N.J., April 17, 1764; tutored privately; graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1779; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1784 and commenced practice in Princeton, N.J.; elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frederick Frelinghuysen and served from November 12, 1796, to March 3, 1799; declined to be a candidate for reelection; unsuccessful candidate for governor of New Jersey in 1801, 1803, and 1804; elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815); declined to be a candidate for renomination to the Fourteenth Congress; resumed the practice of his profession; died at �Morven,� near Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., March 7, 1828; interment in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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