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Richard Stockton was an American politician who did not like politics. He was a delegate to the continental congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and even a prisoner of war: a man who truly gave all he had for the Revolution.

Early Life & Education

Richard Stockton, signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Stockton was born in October 1, 1730.

He was schooled at Samuel Finley’s Academy of Nottingham.

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He graduated in 1748, at eighteen years old. On completion of his academics, he went to study law under David Ogden, the most prominent lawyer of his time.

In 1754, Richard Stockton passed the bar exam. In 1763, he received the degree of Sergeant of law (the highest law degree of the time). He married the poet Annis Boudinot and the pair had 6 children.

Stockton was trustee of Princeton University for 26 years.

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