Richard Stockton (U.S. Senator)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's At-large district |
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| In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | James Schureman |
| Succeeded by | George Sykes |
| United States Senator from New Jersey |
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| In office November 12, 1796 – March 4, 1799 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Frelinghuysen |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Dayton |
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| Born | April 17, 1764 Princeton, New Jersey |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Princeton, New Jersey |
| Political party | Federalist |
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.
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Life
Stockton was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was tutored privately, and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1779. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1784 and commenced practice in Princeton.
He was 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 4, 1799, but declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1801, 1803, and 1804. He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1813 to March 4, 1815, and declined to be a candidate for renomination to the Fourteenth Congress.
Stockton was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.[1]
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession. He died at Morven, near Princeton, and was interred in Princeton Cemetery in Princeton.
Family
His brother Lucius Horatio Stockton served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
His son Commodore Robert F. Stockton was the Military Governor of California who defeated the Mexican army in 1846. He later became a Senator from New Jersey like his father before him.
His daughter Annie Stockton was the first wife of U.S. Senator John Renshaw Thomson.
References
External links
- Richard Stockton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Richard Stockton (1764-1828) at The Political Graveyard
- Richard Stockton (1764-1828) at Find A Grave
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from New Jersey November 12, 1796 – March 4, 1799 Served alongside: John Rutherfurd, Franklin Davenport |
Succeeded by Jonathan Dayton |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 alongside (At-large): James Schureman |
Succeeded by At-large: Benjamin Bennet, Henry Southard |
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| Preceded by | Federalist Party vice presidential candidate 1820 (lost) |
Succeeded by (none) |
- 1764 births
- 1828 deaths
- Burials at Princeton Cemetery
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- New Jersey lawyers
- People from Princeton, New Jersey
- Princeton University alumni
- United States Attorneys for the District of New Jersey
- United States Senators from New Jersey
- United States vice-presidential candidates, 1820
- New Jersey Federalists
- Federalist Party United States Senators
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- American people of English descent
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society
