Lucius Horatio Stockton
Lucius Stockton | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office 1798–1801 | |
| President | John Adams |
| Preceded by | Abraham Ogden |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Frelinghuysen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1768 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1835 (aged 66–67) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Federalist |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Lucius Horatio Stockton (1765 – May 26, 1835) was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1798 to 1801. His rise to this position was relatively swift: he was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1791; he became counsellor in 1794; and in April 1797, he was appointed sergeant-at-law.