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  Stockton, John P.
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NameJohn P. Stockton
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Trenton, New Jersey , United States
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Born August 02, 1826
DiedJanuary 21, 1900 (73 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedChronicler
Apr 09, 2007 05:12pm
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InfoSTOCKTON, John Potter, (son of Robert Field Stockton, grandson of Richard Stockton [1764-1828], great-grandson of Richard Stockton [1730-1781]), a Senator from New Jersey; born in Princeton, N.J., August 2, 1826; attended private schools and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1843; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1846 and practiced in Princeton and Trenton, N.J.; State reporter to the court of chancery 1852-1858; United States Minister to Italy 1858-1861; practiced law in Trenton, N.J.; presented credentials as a Democratic Senator-elect to the United States Senate and served from March 15, 1865, to March 27, 1866, when, the election being in dispute, the Senate declared the seat vacant; again elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1875; resumed the practice of his profession; attorney general of New Jersey 1877-1897; died in New York City on January 22, 1900; interment in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.

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Father Robert Field Stockton 1795-1866
Grandfather Richard Stockton 1764-1828
Great-Grandfather Richard Stockton 1730-1781
Uncle Richard Stockton 1791-1828
Grandmother Mary Field Stockton 1766-1837

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