History of Franklin township, (Somerset County) New Jersey United States of America

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Theodore Frelinghuysen, educator, was born in Franklin township, Somerset county, N.J., March 28, 1787; son of Gen. Frederick Frelinghuysen. He attended the grammar school connected with Queens college, New Brunswick, N.J., 1798-1800; a classical academy at Baskingridge. N.J., conducted by the Rev. Dr. Findley, 1800-02; and was graduated at the College of New Jersey with high honors in 1804. He studied law under his brother John at Millstone, N.J., was admitted to the bar in 1808 and practised in Newark, N.J. He served in the war of 1812 as captain of volunteers and in 1817 he was appointed attorney-general of the state and was twice reappointed, serving until his election as U.S. senator in 1829. He served a full senatorial term and in 1835 resumed the practice of his profession in Newark. He was mayor of the city, 1837-38; presidential elector-at-large for New Jersey in the electoral college of 1829; chancellor of the University of the city of New York, 1839-50, and president of Rutgers college, 1850-61. He was the Whig candidate for Vice-President in the campaign of 1844 with Henry Clay for President. He was president of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions for Sixteen years; president of the American Bible society, 1846-61; president of the American trust society, 1842-48; vice-president of the American Sunday-school union, 1826-60; member of the council of the University of the city of New York, 1839-50, and for several years vice-president of the American colonization society. He received the degree of LL. D. from the College of New Jersey in 1833 and from Rutgers college in 1841. He died in New Brunswick, N.J., April 12, 1862.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Franklin township, (Somerset County) New Jersey

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