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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Field , Richard Stockton 1803 -1870 (search)
Field, Richard Stockton 1803-1870
Statesman; born in White Hill, N. J., Dec. 31, 1803; a grandson of Richard Stockton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; graduated at Princeton in 1821, and admitted to the bar in 1825.
In 1862 he was appointed to the United States Senate for the unexpired term of John R. Thompson; and in 1863 became district judge of the United States Court for the District of New Jersey.
For many years Judge Field was president of the New Jersey Hist1825.
In 1862 he was appointed to the United States Senate for the unexpired term of John R. Thompson; and in 1863 became district judge of the United States Court for the District of New Jersey.
For many years Judge Field was president of the New Jersey Historical Society.
He was the author of The Provincial courts of New Jersey; The Constitution not a compact between sovereign States; An Oration on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln, etc. He died in Princeton, N. J., May 25, 1870.