Person:Richard Stockton (26)

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Richard Stockton, Esq.
b.17 Apr 1764 Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
d.7 Mar 1828 Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Julia Stockton1759 - 1848
  2. Mary Stockton1761 - 1846
  3. Richard Stockton, Esq.1764 - 1828
  4. Lucius Horatio Stockton, Esq.1765 - 1835
  5. Abigail Stockton1773 - 1853
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Richard Stockton, Esq.1764 - 1828
  • W.  Mary Field1766 - 1837
m. 1788
  1. Julia Stockton1793 - 1863
  2. Robert Field Stockton1795 - 1866
  3. Samuel Witham Stockton1801 - 1836
  4. William Bradford Stockton1802 - 1843
  5. Annis Stockton1804 - 1842
  6. Mary Field Stockton
  7. Richard Stockton
  8. Horatio Stockton
  9. Caroline Stockton
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Facts and Events
Name Richard Stockton, Esq.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Apr 1764 Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Marriage 1788 to Mary Field
Death[1] 7 Mar 1828 Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United Statesat his Morven estate
Burial[2] Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Reference Number? Q433833?
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Notes

  • son of Richard Stockton, signer of the Declaration of Independence
  • 1779 - graduated from College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
  • 1792 - presidential elector
  • From 1796 to 1799 - Federalist elected to US Senate
  • 1788 - married Mary Field ; father of nine known children
  • 1800 - presidential elector
  • 1801, 1803, 1804 - unsuccessful candidate for Governor of NJ
  • From 1813 to 1815 - Federalist elected to 13th Congress
  • 1815 - elected member, American Antiquarian Society
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Stockton (U.S. senator), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Sep 2022.

    Richard Stockton (April 17, 1764 – March 7, 1828) was a lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate and later served in the United States House of Representatives. He was the first U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, holding that office from 1789 to 1791, and ran unsuccessfully for vice president in the 1820 election as a member of the Federalist Party, which did not nominate a candidate for president. ...

  2. ↑ 7743756 , in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Sep 2022.
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