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Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, legislator, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Feb 25, 2020 · March 2, 2020. Richard Stockton was an American politician who did not like politics. He was a delegate to the continental congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and even a prisoner of war: a man who truly gave all he had for the Revolution.
Work: Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1774; Elected to Continental Congress, 1776. Died: February 28, 1781. Richard Stockton was born near Princeton, on October 1, 1730. He attended the West Nottingham Academy under Dr. Samuel Finley, and then earned his degree at the College of New Jersey (Now Princeton) in 1748.
May 6, 2012 · Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was a delegate from New Jersey who was selected to replace the New Jersey delegates from the Second Continental Congress. Stockton also served as a jurist and legislator and was instrumental in bringing John Witherspoon from Scotland to the 13 original colonies to serve as President of ...
Apr 23, 2021 · In June 1776, Stockton was elected to the Second Continental Congress. Stockton and Witherspoon were elected to the Congress to replace two other members after New Jersey learned that the delegates were against independence.
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Jul 4, 2012 · 1. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4, 1776. On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day, 12 of the 13 colonies voted in...
Jul 4, 2004 · In November, while inspecting the northern Continental Army in upper New York State with fellow Congressman George Clymer, Stockton hurried home when he learned of the British invasion of New Jersey and removed his family to a friend's home in Monmouth County.
