Richard Stockton Field

Biography of Richard Stockton Field

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Field
• First Name: Richard
• Middle Name: Stockton
• Date of Birth: December , 31 , 1803
• Place of Birth (POB): White Hill , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Date of Death: May , 25 , 1870
• Place of Death (POD): Princeton , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Richard Stockton Field Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Abraham Lincoln ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/14/1863
• Seat vacated by: Dickerson , Philemon
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/14/1863
• Commission Date: 01/14/1863
• Date of Termination: 04/25/1870
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Richard Stockton Field in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Law Degree Year: 1821

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1825

Richard Stockton Field Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Salem, New Jersey, 1825-1832
• State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1833-1834, 1837
• Private practice, Princeton, New Jersey 1834-1838, 1842-1847, 1855-1862
• Attorney general, State of New Jersey, 1838-1841
• Professor, Law Department, Princeton University, 1847-1855
• U.S. senator from New Jersey, 1862-1863

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