The acme magazine . E. P. WILLIAMS. 5 night ball, but that did not turn his head a bit, for he wrote home: Here I saw all your Duchesses of Ancas-ter, Hamilton, etc., so famous for theirbeauty. But here, I have done withthis subject, for I had rather ramblewith you along the rivulet of Morvenor Red Hill and see the rural sportthan again be at a birthnight by this mood he was getting ready for the change of role that came so speedily. In 1773 he became a member of Coun-cil, and in 1774 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court, and then a member of the Continental Congress and si
The acme magazine . E. P. WILLIAMS. 5 night ball, but that did not turn his head a bit, for he wrote home: Here I saw all your Duchesses of Ancas-ter, Hamilton, etc., so famous for theirbeauty. But here, I have done withthis subject, for I had rather ramblewith you along the rivulet of Morvenor Red Hill and see the rural sportthan again be at a birthnight by this mood he was getting ready for the change of role that came so speedily. In 1773 he became a member of Coun-cil, and in 1774 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court, and then a member of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of In-dependence. He next became a candidate for Gover-nor of New Jersey, under the new State Constitution, but was defeated by William Livingston. The day after his defeat he was elected Chief Justice by the Legislature which refused him the day before, but he would not accept Stockton continued as a Judge Court, and while. Bayard Stockton. of the Somersetriding to court oneday chapped his lips by the cold whichbrought on a cancerous growth whichcaused his death. His wife was AnneBoudinot, sister of Elias Boudinot. Itwas for her that he gave the name ofMorven to the old homestead which isstill standing. The name was taken fromone of the scenes in Ossians poems, ofwhich she was fond of reading. Richard the Signer, gave to theworld, Richard the Duke, and alsoLucius Horatio Stockton. He left three daughters, who married men of distinc-tion. One of them, Julia, became thewife of Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Philadel-phia. The first of the line who took to dip-lomacy was Samuel William Stockton,brother of Richard the Signer. Hegraduated from Nassau Hall in 1767. In1774 he went to Europe as secretary ofthe American representatives to the Courtof Austria and Russia. While abroadhe negotiated a treaty with Holland. Onhis return he was elected secretary of theConvention of NewJersey to ratify theConstitution of theUnite
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