The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-05-25
THEODORE FRELINGHUYsEN


THEODORE FRELINGHUYsEN.
An able contemporary gives the follow in
beautiful and true sketch of The life an
character Of The wing candidate for the Vic,
Presidency:
tie is descended from the Rev. THEo
DoRE }. FRELINGHUYsEN, who emigra'ed g
THIS country from Holland in 1920, and
settled in the country of Somerset. He had
the pastoral charge of the Church at Mill.
stone, and Of other neishboring parishes
lie is said to have been ga great blessing to
the Reformed Dutch Church Of America {,
lie was an able, evangelical, and emIne ntly
successful preacher. He lcf, five sons,
ministers. and two daughters, married ia
ministers. One of his sons, the Rev. John
Fre''oghuysen, was also pastor of the same
church, and died in 1854. A monumen,
st'li remains to his memory in the grave
yard at Somerv'lle. HIS son, Gen. Frede.
rick Fre''nghuysen,l The father of the presen,
CnHnce''or) was born in 1853, and when
only - years cd was sent by New Jersey
to tho Continental Congre,s-which place
he resigned in l777. lie received large
snare Of he confidence of his fellow citizens.
and alter serving in many state offices, was
e'ecfed to the u. States Senate in 1893.
wh.eA sa's. d.'.'--sio duties constrained him
10 resign IN 1896. He was afterwards an
pointed Major General of Pcnns ylvania and
N Jersey, and rendered important military
services 10 his country. He ranked among
the ablest and purest citizens Of his STATE
and died in 1904, beloved and lamen'ed BY
his country and his friends. lie left three
sons, Of whom THEoDoKr, Che candidate for a
the Vice Presidency only survives.
lie was born a, Milestone, Somerset co.
New Jersey, in l797-and is consequently
81 years Of age lie graduated at Prince
In College in 1901. The Hon. Samuel |.
Southland, Thomas II. Crawford, George
Chambers, Jos. R. Insersol and Pres den,
Lndsly. of Nashville University, were
mong he classmates.-He studied law with
the late Richard Stockton, and was admitted
to practice in 1908. lie soon distinguished
himself at the bar, and about 1914 was ap~ !
pointed Prosecutor Tor the Pleas for Sussex Il
co., and in 1917, TO be Attorney General Of n
the State--an Office which he " as eminent. II
" qualified, and the duties Of which he full d
h led for space Of twelve years, with dis.
''nguished ability. I, 10 said that the char
acter which he had then acquired for in,eg.
'ity, and h. fervid eloquence, enabled him >
% exercise an almost unlimited sway over sr
he juries which he was called upon to ad h,
Iress. In 1896, he was elected to sea, h,
'pon the bench Of The Supreme Court. y
'acated by the resignation Of Judge Russo |, ar
which he declined. He continued TO act as ,;r
Attorney General until 1929, when he was so
lected to the Senate Of the United States m
lis course, during the six years he occupied W
seat IN that body, is known to The country
large. In 1888 he was selected 10 pre-
'de as Chancellor over the University of w. w.
he city Of New York, which sta,lon ho now 81 s.
couples. % 30
We might here conclude, but VIC cannot sb,
etfa'a from saying that this nomination pr,
III give great qualification to the Wings Of Sa
ew Jersey. As citizen, he is one whom ple
e State has always delighted to honor fac
10 as politician, he has always sieadfastly to
a'ntalned and advocated the principles OF WI
. wing party. Ia private life, he exhibits old
suavi'y and ameniiy Of manner, the Yin
noness Of heart, and the benevoIence of MAJ
spos.'on, OF a Christian. lie brings 10
''scnarge of all HE duties soundness
Judgment, ''sad'ness Of purpose and habits I l".
"'.p'e, Of the ssric.es, integrity. His nc. n."
s"s are y. liberal and enlightened; he is COS a.'
, 0"' '"e control Of mere selfish and par % n