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During his tenure, Frelinghuysen supported the [[Radical Republicans]]' program for Reconstruction that emphasized a harsh treatment of former [[Confederate]]s.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/frelinghuysen-frederick-theodore Frelinghuysen, Frederick Theodore]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref> He later allied with the GOP Stalwart faction whose members tended to utilize corruption/[[patronage]] effectively, though was considered to have a clean record.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/>

During his tenure, Frelinghuysen supported the [[Radical Republicans]]' program for Reconstruction that emphasized a harsh treatment of former [[Confederate]]s.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/frelinghuysen-frederick-theodore Frelinghuysen, Frederick Theodore]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref> He later allied with the GOP Stalwart faction whose members tended to utilize corruption/[[patronage]] effectively, though was considered to have a clean record.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/>

In 1876, Frelinghuysen was appointed to a special committee tasked with examining the [[United States presidential election, 1876|presidential election that year]] between [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] and [[Samuel J. Tilden]], where Hayes won the electoral vote though lost the popular vote.<ref name=obituary/> His name substituted that of Stalwart leader [[Roscoe Conkling]], whose proposed selection for the committee drew fierce opposition. The group ultimately established the Compromise of 1877 which ended Reconstruction and marked the return of the South into the hands of [[Jim Crow]] Democrats.

In 1876, Frelinghuysen was appointed to a special committee tasked with examining the [[United States presidential election, 1876|presidential election that year]] between [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] and [[Samuel J. Tilden]], where Hayes won the electoral vote though lost the popular vote.<ref name=obituary/> His selection substituted that of Stalwart leader [[Roscoe Conkling]], whose initial proposed appointment for the committee drew fierce opposition. The group ultimately established the Compromise of 1877 which ended Reconstruction and marked the return of the South into the hands of [[Jim Crow]] Democrats.

Sen. Frelinghuysen retired from Congress in 1877 and was succeeded by John R. McPherson.<ref name=obituary/>

Sen. Frelinghuysen retired from Congress in 1877 and was succeeded by John R. McPherson.<ref name=obituary/>