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Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (view source)
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'''Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen''' (August 4, 1817 – May 20, 1885), also known as '''F. T. Frelinghuysen''',<ref>Political Graveyard (May 18, 2013). [https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8750625889/ Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817-1885)]. ''Flickr''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref> was a [[New Jersey]] [[Republican]] and member of the party's [[Stalwart]]<ref name=obituary>May 21, 1885. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/05/21/103016659.pdf Death of Mr. Frelinghuysen.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref> faction who served as the state's U.S. senator during [[Reconstruction]], later appointed [[United States Secretary of State]] under the presidency of [[Chester A. Arthur]]. He previously was the [[attorney general]] of New Jersey during the 1860s.
==Political career==
According to an obituary by ''[[The New York Times]]'', Frelinghuysen was a member of the [[Whig Party]] until joining the [[Republican Party]] upon its inception.<ref name=obituary/> In 1861, he was a delegate to the Peace Congress. Appointed Attorney General of New Jersey by Governor Charles S. Olden, he served in the post until 1867.
===U.S. Senate, 1866–69===
In 1866, Frelinghuysen was appointed by Gov. Marcus L. Ward to become the state's Class I U.S. senator,<ref name=obituary/> a decision approved by the state legislature in a special election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=354842 NJ US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 14, 1866]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref>
He was ousted in the following general election by John P. Stockman upon a Democrat takeover of the legislature.<ref name=obituary/>
===Presidential nomination by Grant===
In July 1870, President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] appointed Frelinghuysen to become the U.S. Minister to [[England]], succeeding the recently recalled John L. Motley.<ref name=obituary/> His senatorial colleagues [[Charles Sumner]] and Henry Wilson objected on the grounds that it was "an indignity to Mr. Motley," though the chamber proceeded with the nomination by a 40–3 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/41-2/s548 TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF FREDERICK T. FRELINGHUYSEN.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref>
However, Frelinghuysen ultimately declined taking the post.<ref name=obituary/>
===U.S. Senate, 1871–77===
Frelinghuysen returned to the Senate from the state's Class III seat in 1871.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=354990 NJ US Senate Race - Jan 01, 1871]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000369 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4835/frederick-theodore-frelinghuysen Profile] at ''Find a Grave
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[[Category:New Jersey]]
[[Category:Whig Party]]
[[Category:Republican Party]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
[[Category:Reconstruction]]
==Political career==
According to an obituary by ''[[The New York Times]]'', Frelinghuysen was a member of the [[Whig Party]] until joining the [[Republican Party]] upon its inception.<ref name=obituary/> In 1861, he was a delegate to the Peace Congress. Appointed Attorney General of New Jersey by Governor Charles S. Olden, he served in the post until 1867.
===U.S. Senate, 1866–69===
In 1866, Frelinghuysen was appointed by Gov. Marcus L. Ward to become the state's Class I U.S. senator,<ref name=obituary/> a decision approved by the state legislature in a special election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=354842 NJ US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 14, 1866]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref>
He was ousted in the following general election by John P. Stockman upon a Democrat takeover of the legislature.<ref name=obituary/>
===Presidential nomination by Grant===
In July 1870, President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] appointed Frelinghuysen to become the U.S. Minister to [[England]], succeeding the recently recalled John L. Motley.<ref name=obituary/> His senatorial colleagues [[Charles Sumner]] and Henry Wilson objected on the grounds that it was "an indignity to Mr. Motley," though the chamber proceeded with the nomination by a 40–3 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/41-2/s548 TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF FREDERICK T. FRELINGHUYSEN.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref>
However, Frelinghuysen ultimately declined taking the post.<ref name=obituary/>
===U.S. Senate, 1871–77===
Frelinghuysen returned to the Senate from the state's Class III seat in 1871.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=354990 NJ US Senate Race - Jan 01, 1871]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000369 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4835/frederick-theodore-frelinghuysen Profile] at ''Find a Grave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frelinghuysen, Frederick T.}}
[[Category:New Jersey]]
[[Category:Whig Party]]
[[Category:Republican Party]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
[[Category:Reconstruction]]