Theodore Frelinghuysen
(1787–1862)

Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28, 1787–April 12, 1862) was a American politician, serving as New Jersey's Attorney General, United States Senator, and Mayor of Newark, New Jersey before running as a candidate for Vice President with Henry Clay on the Whig ticket in the election of 1844. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Theodore_Frelinghuysen. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Theodore_Frelinghuysen. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey and the county seat of urban Essex County. ... The contents of this page have been moved to http://en. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Jump to: navigation, search Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia – June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

Birth

He was born in 1787 in Franklin Township, New Jersey to Frederick Frelinghuysen. His siblings include: Catharine Frelinghuysen; John Frelinghuysen (1776-1833) the General who married Louisa Mercer and after her death married Elizabeth Mercereau Van Vechten; Maria Frelinghuysen (1778-?); and Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788-1820) the lawyer who married Jane Dumont. Franklin Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New Jersey: Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical) This is a... Frederick Frelinghuysen (April 13, 1753–April 13, 1804) was an American statesman from New Jersey. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Frelinghuysen (March 21, 1776 - April 10, 1833) was an American general and lawyer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Frederick Frelinghuysen (November 7, 1788 – November 10, 1820) was an attorney and part of a prominent New Jersey political family. ...

Famous family

He was the uncle of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen and great-great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.. Current New Jersey Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen is a direct descendant. Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (August 4, 1817–May 20, 1885) was a member of the United States Senate from New Jersey and a United States Secretary of State. ... Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. ... Frelinghuysen tours a Superfund site in his district. ...

Marriage

Theodore Frelinghuysen married Charlotte Mercer (c1790-1854) in 1809. They had no children together, but when Theodore's brother, Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788-1820) died, Theodore adopted his son: Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817-1885). Theodore Frelinghuysen remarried in 1857 to Harriet Pumpelly. Jump to: navigation, search Frederick Frelinghuysen (November 7, 1788 – November 10, 1820) was an attorney and part of a prominent New Jersey political family. ... Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (August 4, 1817–May 20, 1885) was a member of the United States Senate from New Jersey and a United States Secretary of State. ...

Education and law practice

He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1804 and studied law under his brother John Frelinghuysen, and later, Richard Stockton. He was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1808 and as a counselor in 1811, and set up a law practice in Newark, New Jersey during this time period. one of the earlier names for Princeton University Trenton State College is now known as The College of New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... Richard Stockton (1764-1828) was an American Senator and Representative from New Jersey. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey and the county seat of urban Essex County. ...

Career

He became Attorney General of New Jersey in 1817, resigning in 1829 to become a United States Senator, serving in that capacity until 1835. He was Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1837 until 1838. He was a Whig vice-presidential candidate in 1844. He was the second President of New York University between 1839 and 1850 and seventh President of Rutgers College between 1850 and 1862. As a Senator, he led the opposition to the Indian Removal Act of 1830. His six-hour speech against the Removal Act was delivered over the course of three days, and warned of the dire consequences of the policy: "Let us beware how, by oppressive encroachments upon the sacred privileges of our Indian neighbors, we minister to the agonies of future remorse." Frelinghuysen was chided for mixing his evangelical Christianity with politics, and the Removal Act was passed.¹ In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey and the county seat of urban Essex County. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... Jump to: navigation, search A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the largest institution for higher education in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law passed by the Twenty-first United States Congress in order to facilitate the relocation of American Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River in the United States to lands further west. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a conservative tendency in diverse branches of Protestantism, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ...

Social causes

He was President of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (1841-c1857), President of the American Bible Society (1846-1862), President of the American Tract Society (1842-1846), Vice President of the American Sunday School Union (1826-1861), and Vice President of the American Colonization Society. He believed in temperance and was active against slavery. His moniker was the "Christian Statesman."

Death

He died in New Brunswick, New Jersey on April 12, 1862. New Brunswick is a city located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ...

Notes and references

• Note 1: Anthony F.C. Wallace, The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians (New York: Hill and Wang, 1993), pp. 68-9, and Francis Paul Prucha, The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians, Volume I (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984), pp. 204-5.

External links

• Congressional biography
• Rutgers University
• Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers' Presidents, 1766–2004

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