Frederick Frelinghuysen (general)
Frederick Frelinghuysen | |
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Richard Stockton | |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1800–1804 | |
Personal details | |
Born | General | April 13, 1753
Frederick Frelinghuysen (April 13, 1753 – April 13, 1804) was an American lawyer, soldier, and senator from New Jersey. A graduate of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), Frederick went on to become an officer during the American Revolutionary War. In addition, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1793 until 1796, and served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 1801.[1]
Early life
He was born at the
He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1770, and was the sole instructor at Queen's College, New Brunswick (now Rutgers University) from 1771 to 1774.[2] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1774, practicing law in Somerset County, New Jersey.[1]
Military and political career
With the coming of the
He was a member of the New Jersey convention that ratified the
President
Personal life
He married Gertrude Schenck (1753–1794), the daughter of Helena Magdalena Van Liew and Hendrick (Henry) Joahnnes Schenck. Together, they had five children:
- General John Frelinghuysen (1776–1833)
- Maria Frelinghuysen (1778–1832)
- Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862), a lawyer and New Jersey politician
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788–1820)
- Catharine Frelinghuysen (1790-1865)
After his first wife Gertrude's death in 1794, Frederick Sr. married Ann Yard (1764–1839).
Frelinghuysen died in
His tombstone reads as follows:Entombed beneath this stone lies the remains of Frederick Frelinghuysen, Esq. Major General of the military forces and representative in the General Assembly of this, his native state. Endowed by nature with superior talents, he was beloved by his country. From his youth he was entrusted with the most important concerns until his death. He never disappointed her hopes. In the bar he was eloquent and in the Senate he was wise, in the field he was brave. Candid, generous and just, he was ardent in his friendships, constant to his friends. The patron and protector of his honorable merit. He gave his hand to the young, his counsel to the middle aged, his support to him that was feeble in years. To perpetuate his memory, his children have raised this monument, a frail memorial of their veneration to his virtues and of their grief and their loss of so excellent a father. He died on the 13th of April 1804, aged 51 years.
Descendants
Among his other descendants are
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Frederick Frelinghuysen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
United States Congress
- ^ Washington, George (31 December 1776). "Proclamation to the Friends of America in the State of New Jersey". Founders Online. National Archives.
External links
- Media related to Frederick Frelinghuysen (general) at Wikimedia Commons
- "Frelinghuysen family of New Jersey". The Political Graveyard. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1898. .