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See also
Stockton
P. Donley —
Richard
Stockton Field —
Joseph
Holt Gaines —
Robert
Stockton Green —
Edwin
Stockton Johnson —
Jacob
Banks Kurtz —
Richard
Rush |
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Stockton, Mrs. A.
Henderson —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, A. J. —
Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Stockton, Alvin Mathias
(c.1913-1997) —
of New Mexico.
Born about 1913.
Member of New Mexico
state house of representatives; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1953; candidate
for Governor of
New Mexico, 1954.
Died July 2,
1997 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Gene —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Stockton, George L. —
of Jamestown, Fentress
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1924
(alternate), 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Gilchrist Baker (b.
1890) —
also known as Gilchrist B. Stockton —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
20, 1890.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928,
1940
(alternate); U.S. Minister to Austria, 1930-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henderson See Mrs. A. Henderson
Stockton |
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Stockton, J. D. —
of Tryon, Polk
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Stockton, John
(c.1797-1878) —
of Michigan.
Born in Menallen, York
County, Pa., about 1797.
Member
Michigan territorial council, 1824-31, 1834-35; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1852;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
27, 1878 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, John Potter
(1826-1900) —
also known as John P. Stockton —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August 2,
1826.
Son of Robert Field Stockton.
Democrat. U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1864,
1876
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1865-66, 1869-75; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1877-92.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
22, 1900 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Stockton, L. B. —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Lacon D. (d.
1860) —
of Des
Moines County, Iowa.
Justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1856-60; died in office 1860.
Died June 9,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Lucius H. —
of New Jersey.
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1798-1801.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, P. A. —
of New Jersey.
U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1856-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Richard
(1730-1781) —
of New Jersey.
Born near Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
1, 1730.
Associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1774; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
28, 1781 (age 50 years, 150
days).
Interment at Stony
Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Stockton, Richard
(1764-1828) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey, April 17,
1764.
Son of Richard Stockton (1730-1781).
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1789-91; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1796-99; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1813-15; member of
New Jersey state legislature; received 8 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 1820.
Died March 7,
1828 (age 63 years, 325
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Stockton, Richard
(c.1857-1929) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1857.
Son of John Potter Stockton.
Democrat. Stockbroker;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1916;
New Jersey Commissioner of Charities and Corrections.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1929 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Richard —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Robert —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1790-91,
1793, 1795.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Robert Field
(1795-1866) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
20, 1795.
Son of Richard Stockton (1764-1828).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Mexican War; Military
Governor of California, 1846-47; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1851-53.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
7, 1866 (age 71 years, 48
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Stockton, Ruth —
of Denver,
Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Stockton, Ruthie —
Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Stockton, Samuel —
of Burlington
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1849-51,
1865.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Stephen (b.
1947) —
also known as Steve Stockton —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 4,
1947.
Lawyer;
accountant;
insurance
executive; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Steve See Stephen
Stockton |
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Stockton, Thomas
(1781-1846) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., April 1,
1781.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839 (member, Balloting
Committee); Governor of
Delaware, 1845-46; died in office 1846.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of heart
disease, in New Castle
County, Del., March 1,
1846 (age 64 years, 334
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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Stockton, Thomas R. —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Circuit judge in Iowa 13th District, 1873-76.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, Truman —
of Denver,
Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stockton, W. G. —
of Leflore, Le Flore
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Stockton, William T. —
of Florida.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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