Life span: 08/02/1826 to 01/22/1900TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Potter StocktonPlace of Birth: Princeton, NJBurial Place: Princeton, NJBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 8No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 6Family: Robert F. Stockton (father), Harriet Marie Potter Stockton (mother), Sarah Marx (wife) Education: Princeton (College of New Jersey)Occupation: PoliticianDiplomatAttorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: Buchanan Administration (1857-61)DiplomatUS SenateOther state government Events Major TopicsThirty-Ninth Congress of the United StatesJohnson's Impeachment Documents Images John Potter Stockton John Potter Stockton, detail Bibliography