Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
| Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen | |
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| 29th United States Secretary of State | |
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In office December 19, 1881 – March 6, 1885 |
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Chester A. Arthur (1881) Grover Cleveland (1881-85) |
| Preceded by | James G. Blaine |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Bayard |
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United States Senator from New Jersey |
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In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander G. Cattell |
| Succeeded by | John R. McPherson |
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In office November 12, 1866 – March 3, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | William Wright |
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| 22nd Attorney General of New Jersey | |
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In office 1861–1867 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Dayton |
| Succeeded by | George M. Robeson |
| Personal details | |
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August 4, 1817 Millstone, New Jersey |
| Died | May 20, 1885 (aged 67) Newark, New Jersey |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Matilda Elizabeth Griswold |
| Relations | Frederick Frelinghuysen (father) |
| Children | Frederick Frelinghuysen |
| Alma mater | Rutgers College |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (August 4, 1817 – May 20, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician from New Jersey who served as a U.S. Senator and later as United States Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur.
Frelinghuysen was born in Millstone, New Jersey, to Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788–1820) and Mary Dumont. His father died when he was just three years old, and he was adopted by his uncle, Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862).
His grandfather Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) was an eminent lawyer, one of the framers of the first New Jersey Constitution, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and a member (1778–1779 and 1782–1783) of the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and from 1793 to 1796 a member of the United States Senate.
His uncle, Theodore Frelinghuysen, was Attorney General of New Jersey from 1817 to 1829, was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1829 to 1835, was the Whig candidate for Vice President of the United States on the Henry Clay ticket in the 1844 Presidential election, and was Chancellor of New York University from 1839 until 1850 and president of Rutgers College from 1850 to 1862.
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