Richard Stockton (1764-1828) {the Duke}
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This white person has 5 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02434
- Given Name
- Richard
- Family Name
- Stockton
- Birth Date
- 1764
- Death Date
- 1828
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Richard Stockton (1764-1828), known as "the Duke," was an enslaver from Princeton, New Jersey. He was the son of Richard Stockton (1730-1781), the Signer of the Declaration of Independence. He inherited the Morven estate in Princeton from his father, and he held numerous people in bondage there throughout his life. He was a lawyer and politician. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1796 to 1799 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1813 to 1815. He was an alumnus and trustee of Princeton University (then called College of New Jersey).
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Princeton University history
- government official
- U.S. Congress
- Organization
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Princeton University
- Relationship to Princeton
- Alumnus
- Trustee
- Enslaver of
- Anthony (b. 1806)
- Catharine (b. 1804)
- Nancy
- Phillis
- Sampson (b. 1776) {aka Francis}
- Thomas Jewell (1785-1885)
- Parent of
- Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866)
- Spouse of
- Mary Field Stockton (1767-1837)
- References
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“STOCKTON, Richard.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000941.
This person is represented on the following page(s):
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stockton_(senator)
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stockton-301 - Image Rights and Source
- Portrait of Richard Stockton, by Edward Ludlow Mooney, after Charles B. Lawrence. Princeton University Museum object number PP129. Courtesy of Princeton University, presented by Commodore Robert Field Stockton, Class of 1813. https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/44640
- Record Contributor
- Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
- Princeton & Slavery Project
- Jesse Bayker
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Author:
- Runaway ad for Sampson, by Richard Stockton (Runaway ad for Sampson, by Richard Stockton, "Twenty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, September 29, 1806.)
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1804-09-14 Birth: Catharine (Role: Enslaver)
- 1806-03-25 Birth: Anthony (Role: Enslaver)
- 1806-09-18 Freedom Seeking: Sampson (Role: Enslaver, Advertiser)
- 1807 Capture: Sampson (Role: Enslaver, Captor)
- 1823-12-13 Manumission: Thomas Jewell (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)