The Weekly register., 1844-06-01
Theodore Fselinghuysen.

before his fellow citizens IA candidate
for their snfi'rages, brief sketch oil his
previous history may not be unaccepia'
ble:-He is descended from the Rev.
Theo1oras J Frelinghuyscn, who eml-
gra,ci to this country from Holland IN
1890, and settled in the county OF Som
ersct. He had the pastoral charge OF
The church al Milestone, and of other
ncighboring parishes. IIc is said 10
have heen a "grcat blessing 10 the Re-
formed Dutch Church Of America. lie
was an ,,b,e, evangelical, and emincntIy
successful preacher. lie left five sons
ministers, and two daughters married
to minister's One ofthe sous, The Rev
John Frelinghuysen, was also pastor Of
rhe same churches, and died in 1854.
A monument still remains 10 his memo,
ry in The graveyard al Somcrville.-
His SON, Gen Frederick Frelinghuysen
(the father of the present Chancelor,)
was born in 1853, and when only %
years old was sent by New Jersey to
The Continental Congress-whlch place
he resigned in 1877. He received a
large share of the confidence Of his fell
low citizens, and after serving in many
state offices, was elected 10 the United
States Senate IN 1898, which Office do
mes:ic duties constrained him 10 resign
in 1896 lie was afterwards appoint
ei Major General OF Pennsylvania and
/ New Jersey, and rendered important
! military services TO his country. He
ranked among the abesi and pures, cit
i2ens Of his state, and died in 1904. be-
loved and lanented by hts country and
! his friends He left three sons, cf whom
Theodore (,he Candidate for the Vice
Presidency oaiy snryiycs.
/ lie was born at Millsrone, Somerset
county, in this state, in 1887, and is con
sequently 81 years Of age. lie gradu-
atcd at Princeton College in 1904
! The Hon. Samue! L. Soulhard, Thomas
! H. Crawford, George H. Chambers, Jo-
seph r. IngersolI, and President Linds-
| ley, of Nashville University, were a
mong his classmates. He studied law
with The late Richard Stockton, and was
admitted to practice in 1908. lie soon
distinguished himself al the bar. and a
bout 1914 was appointed Prosecutor OF
the Pleas for Sussex County, and in 1917
10 be Attorney General Of the State; an
office for which he was eminently quail
/ fed. and the duties of which he fulfilled
/ for le wears with distinguished ability
! II IS said that the character when he
had then acquired for integrity, and
/ his Gervid eloqucnce, enabled him to ex
ercise an almost unlimited sway over
| the iuries he was called upon to addre IS.
| In 1895 he was elected 10 a seat upon
the bench of the Supreme Court, vaca-
ted by the resignation of Judge Russell,
which he declined He continued TO act
as Attorney General until 1929, when
| he was elected 10 the Senate Of the Uni
ted States. His course during the six
years he occupied scat in that body
is known 10 the country at large. In
1899 he was selected TO preside over
the University ofthe city ofNew York.
which station he now occupies.
We might here conclude, bul we can
not refrain from saying that this nomi-
nation will give great qualification TO the
Wings Of New Jersey. IS citizen
he is one whom the state has always de
lighted 10 honor-and as a politician he