New Jersey 1796 U.S. Senate

Office:: U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New Jersey 1796 U.S. Senate
Date:: 1796
State:: New Jersey
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:: Richard Stockton

Candidates:	Richard Stockton [1]
Affiliation:	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]	-
In convention	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"On Saturday the 11th inst. at a joint-meeting of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, Richard Stockton, Esq. of Princeton, was unanimously elected a Senator of the United States in the place of Frederick Frelinghuysen, Esq. resigned." The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ). November 15, 1796.

[3]"Mr. Stockton is not a less decided friend to the present administration than his predecessor." The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). November 21, 1796.

References:

The State Gazette, and New-Jersey Advertiser (Trenton, NJ). November 15, 1796.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). November 21, 1796.

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