Richard Stockton (U.S. Senator)

Richard Stockton ( born April 17, 1764 in Princeton, New Jersey; † March 7, 1828 in Mercer County, New Jersey ) was an American politician ( Federalist Party), who represented the State of New Jersey in both chambers of Congress. In the office of the Senator him later, his son Robert and his grandson John followed after. His father, also named Richard Stockton, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence the founding fathers of the United States.

After he had received as a boy private lessons, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey wrote on, later Princeton University, and went there in 1779 his degree. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1784 and commenced practice as a lawyer in his home town of Princeton.

As a U.S. Senator Frederick Frelinghuysen on November 12, 1796 resigned his mandate, Richard Stockton was appointed to succeed him in Congress. He remained there until March 3, 1799 applied not to the re-election. He was succeeded by Jonathan Dayton also a Federalist. In the years 1801, 1803 and 1804, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of New Jersey. He defeated each of Joseph Bloomfield of the Democratic- Republican Party.

In 1812, Stockton was running for election to the House of Representatives of the United States and was victorious. He spent two more years in Congress and was eliminated then again at his own request. His last run for political office was part of the presidential election 1820 Stockton ran as vice president.; However, there was no federal presidential candidate against incumbent James Monroe. So his candidacy from the outset was virtually no chance because Daniel D. Tompkins was clear as Monroe's running mate. In the Electoral College to the vote separately on the president and vice president, he nevertheless received eight votes from Massachusetts. Richard Stockton was thus the last politician who took to the Federalist party in a presidential election.