Richard Stockton 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 president in the 1820 election as a member of the Federalist Party, which did not nominate a candidate for president.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 17, 1764
- Died