Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1885 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OBITUARY.

Death at Newark, N. J., of Ex-Secre-tary of S ate Frederick T. Frelinghuysen. • Surrounded by His Family He Passes Away After Weeks of Intense Suffering. Another prominent figure in American politics, and one of the most distinguished of New Jersey's citizens, has passed away—-ex-Secretary of State Frederick T. 1 relinghuysen. After nearly two months of intense suffering, he died at his home in Newark, surrounded by the members of his family. For twenty-four hours before his death Mr. Frelinghuysen did not move or show any signs of consciousness. When he was taken sick several weeks ago there was a partial congestion of the brain, although the primary cause lay in the liver and the mucus membrane of the stomach, from which he had suffered before he gave up the cares of office at Washington. He fell into a stupor, from which he never entirely recovered. When his system recovered from the shock of the stupor, his pulse and temperature became normal again, and there was no fever except on one occasion, when his pulse rose to 102, but was afterward reduced. The pulse and temperature increased, and his enfeebled constitution was unable to bear the strain of the exhaustion. Upon receipt in Washington of intelligence of the death of ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen, Secretary Bayard telegraphed Mrs. Frelinghuysen as follows: “President and his Cabinet have just heard with deep sensibility of the death of your honored husband. Accept from i each and all of us expressions of sincere sympathy and condolence. ”

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen was a member of a distinguished American family. Hit grandfather, Frederick Frelinghuysen, (vaf a delegate from New Jersey in the Coniirental Congress in 1775, 1778, 1779, and 1712, and afterward a United States Senate from New Jersey, serving from Dec. 2, 17J3, to 1796, when he resigned. Theodore Relinghuysen, a son of this man, was also 11 United States Senator from New Jersey, serving from March 4, 1829, until March 3, 1833. His career in the Senate showed such ability that he was nominated for Vice President by the Whigs in 1841. He was, however, defeated, receiving 1,291,643 votes, to 1,339,013 given for Dallas, Democrat, and 66,304 votes for Moms, FreeSoiler. He died in 1862. At the time he was President of Rutgers College—a position which he had held since--1850. He was also Chancellor of the University of the City of New York from 1838 to 1849. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen was born at Millstone, N. J., Aug. 4, 1817. He was a nephew and the adopted son of Theodore Frelinghuysen. He received an education in the classics, graduating at Rutgers College in 1836. In 1839 he was admitted to the bar, having studied law for three years previously. He began tho practice of law at Newark, N. J., and soon obtained a large practice. For many years he was one of the leading lawyers of the State. In 1861 he was appointed AttorneyGeneral of New Jersey, and was reappointed in 1866. He did not serve out his term, resigning the office on being appointed. United States Senator Nov. 12, the same year, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of William Wright. He was subsequently elected to fill the unexpired term which extended from Dec. 3, 1866, to March 3, 1869. The following year—lß7o—he was elected a United States Senator for a full term, lasting from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877. During this term he was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and a member of the Judiciary Committee, of the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Foreign Relations. The last few months of his term were closely occupied by him with labors regarding the disputed Presidential election of 1876. He was a member of the Electoral Commission, and made a fine argument before the commission in favor of the Hayes electors from South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Oregon. Early in the life of the Republican party Mr. Frelinghuysen joined its ranks, and as its representative was elected to the high offices mentioned. During his term as Senator he was offered the position of Minister toEngland by President Grant, but declined the office.