Question

Would Richard Stockton agree or disagree with the Parliament having neither the authority to tax colonies or legislate over them?​

Answer 1

Stockton was admitted to the bar in 1754, to the grade of counselor in 1758, and in 1763 he received the degree of Sergeant-at-Law the highest degree of law attainable. He opened his law practice in Princeton in 1754, and later another in Newark and was recognized as one of the most eloquent lawyers in the colonies.