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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Richard S. Field |
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Princeton, New Jersey , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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December 31, 1803
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| Died | May 25, 1870
(66 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | FIELD, Richard Stockton, (grandson of Richard Stockton [1730-1781] and son of Richard Stockton[1764-1828]), a Senator from New Jersey; born at White Hall, Burlington County, N.J., December 31, 1803; moved to Princeton with his mother in 1810; pursued an academic course and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1821; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Salem, N.J.; moved to Princeton, N.J., in 1832; member, State house of assembly 1837; attorney general of the State 1838-1841; member of the State constitutional convention 1844; professor at the Princeton Law School 1847; appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John R. Thomson and served from November 21, 1862, to January 14, 1863, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate for election in 1863; appointed by President Abraham Lincoln judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1863-1870; died in Princeton, N.J., May 25, 1870; interment in Princeton Cemetery.
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