The Political Graveyard: Stockton family of New Jersey

Stockton family of New Jersey

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Richard Stockton (1730-1781) — of New Jersey. Born near Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 1, 1730. Brother-in-law of Elias Boudinot; father of Richard Stockton (1764-1828); grandfather of Robert Field Stockton and Richard Stockton Field; great-grandfather of John Potter Stockton. Associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1774; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died February 28, 1781. Interment at Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Elias Boudinot (1740-1821) — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 2, 1740. Brother-in-law of Richard Stockton; father of Susan Vergereau Boudinot (who married William Bradford). Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1777-78, 1781-84; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-95. Episcopalian. Died in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., October 24, 1821. Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
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William Bradford (1755-1795) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 14, 1755. Son of William Bradford and Rachel (Budd) Bradford; married to Susan Vergereau Boudinot (daughter of Elias Boudinot). Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S. Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795. Presbyterian. Died August 23, 1795. Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J. Bradford County, Pa. is named for him.
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- See also: Wikipedia article.
Richard Stockton (1764-1828) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey, April 17, 1764. Son of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); father of Robert Field Stockton. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1796-99; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1813-15; member of New Jersey state legislature; received 8 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1820. Died March 7, 1828. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) — of New Jersey. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., August 20, 1795. Grandson of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); son of Richard Stockton (1764-1828); father of John Potter Stockton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; served in the U.S. Navy during the Mexican War; Military Governor of California, 1846-47; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1851-53. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 7, 1866. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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- See also: congressional biography.
Richard Stockton Field (1803-1870) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey, 1803. Grandson of Richard Stockton. Republican. U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1862-63. Died in 1870. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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John Potter Stockton (1826-1900) — also known as John P. Stockton — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., August 2, 1826. Great-grandson of Richard Stockton; son of Robert Field Stockton. Democrat. U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864, 1876; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1865-66, 1869-75; New Jersey state attorney general, 1877-92. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 22, 1900. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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