Robert F. Stockton
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 158 years ago |
Date of birth | August 20,1795 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Princeton |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Date of died | October 7,1866 |
Died | Princeton |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Years of service | 1811–1850 |
Children | John P. Stockton |
Job | Soldier |
Politician | |
Army officer | |
Education | The College of New Jersey |
Books | Remarks of the Hon. Robert F. Stockton of New Jersey: On the Announcement in the Senate of the United States of the Death of Daniel Webster, December 14, 1853 [i. e. 1852] and Upon the Bill to Increase the Efficiency of the Army and Navy, by a Retired List for Disabled Officers |
Letter of Commodore Stockton on the Slavery Question | |
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, Communicating Copies of Commodore Stockton's Despatches, Relating to the Military and Naval Operations in California | |
A Sketch of the Life of Com. Robert F. Stockton - Scholar's Choice Edition | |
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ID | 1157047 |
Robert F. Stockton Life story
Robert Field Stockton was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, steam-powered navy. Stockton was from a notable political family and also served as a U. S. Senator from New Jersey.