John Stockdale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Stockdale

English publisher

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1750

Place of Birth: Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1814

Profession: bookseller, publisher

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Stockdale (25 March 1750 – 21 June 1814) was an English publisher whose London shop became a salon for the political classes and who had to face two actions for defamation.
One by the House of Commons became a cause célèbre and resulted in an important change in the law.