Theodore Frelinghuysen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodore Frelinghuysen

American politician

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1787

Place of Birth: Franklin Township, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1862

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28, 1787 – April 12, 1862) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate.
He was the Whig vice presidential nominee in the election of 1844, running on a ticket with Henry Clay. Born in Somerset County, New Jersey, Frelinghuysen established a legal practice in Newark, New Jersey after graduating from the College of New Jersey.
He was the son of Senator Frederick Frelinghuysen and the adoptive father of Secretary of State Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen.
He served as the New Jersey Attorney General from 1817 to 1829 and as a United States Senator from 1829 to 1835.
In the Senate, Frelinghuysen strongly opposed President Andrew Jackson's policy of Indian removal.
After leaving the Senate, he served as the Mayor of Newark from 1837 to 1838. Frelinghuysen was selected as Clay's running mate at the 1844 Whig National Convention.
In the 1844 election, the Whig ticket was narrowly defeated by the Democratic ticket of James K.
Polk and George M.
Dallas.
Frelinghuysen served as President of New York University from 1839 to 1850, and as president of Rutgers College from 1850 to 1862.
Upon its incorporation in 1848, Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey was named after him.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat