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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.
Richard Stockton Rush III was born into a wealthy family in San Francisco, California, on March 31, 1962, [2] [3] the youngest of five children born to Richard Stockton Rush Jr. and Ellen (née Davies). [4] His mother was a native of San Francisco, while his father was born in Philadelphia. His maternal grandfather was businessman Ralph K ...
Richard Stockton, a New Jersey lawyer, is known as the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence and later recant his signature. Imprisoned by the British for adding his name to the ...
Princeton University ( BA) 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 ...
Stockton University is a public university in Galloway Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. It is named for Richard Stockton, one of the New Jersey signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Founded in 1969, Stockton accepted its charter class in 1971.
Richard Stockton (senator) (1764–1828), United States senator from New Jersey and son of the New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress. Richard Stockton (playwright) (1932–1997), American playwright. Dick Stockton (born 1942), American sportscaster, born Richard Edward Stokvis. Dick Stockton (tennis) (born 1951), American tennis player.
Robert F. Stockton was born at Morven, Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey, into a political family; his father Richard Stockton was a U.S. senator and representative, and his grandfather, Judge Richard Stockton was attorney general for New Jersey and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The proof of Richard Stockton’s defection comes from reliable sources: two of his New Jersey colleagues in the Continental Congress, both of them fellow signers of the Declaration of Independence. On February 8, 1777, Congressman Abraham Clark wrote to John Hart, still another signer and at the time Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly.