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Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (view source)
Revision as of 15:42, November 14, 2021
, 15:42, November 14, 2021→Political career
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/>
===Secretary of State===
In 1881, Frelinghuysen was appointed [[United States Secretary of State]], replacing Half-Breed leader [[James Gillespie Blaine]] as an active Stalwart.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/> To appease both GOP factions, President Arthur also appointed Half-Breed William E. Chandler to the Navy Department.
Upon taking the post, Frelinghuysen was tasked with resolving a number of consequences resulted by the actions of his predecessor Blaine.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/> Sharing the vision held by [[William H. Seward]] of the United States dominating the global market, he quickly reverted Blaine's disastrous decisions, withdrawing the U.S. from the Chile/Peru conflict in which his predecessor unsuccessfully backed the Peruvians.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/>
Frelinghuysen's other actions included a scheduled Pan-American conference Blaine had originally planned.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/>
==Death and burial==
==Death and burial==