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[[Image:Richard Stockton.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Portrait bust of Richard Stockton in the [[Stockton College]] library]]
'''Richard Stockton''' (1730–1781) was a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Like many signatories, he died prematurely due to harsh treatment by the [[United Kingdom|British]]. He was an attorney by trade, and was born and lived in the colony of [[New Jersey]].
'''Richard Stockton''' (1730–1781) was a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Like many signatories, he died prematurely due to harsh treatment by the [[United Kingdom|British]]. He was an attorney by trade, and was born and lived in the colony of [[New Jersey]].