Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen

JS Frelinghuysen

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Sr (born March 12, 1869 in Raritan , New Jersey , † February 8, 1948 in Tucson , Arizona ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who from 1917 to 1923 the state of New Jersey in the US Senate represented. He was a cousin of US MP Rodney Frelinghuysen . He was also married to Emily Macy Brewster. The couple had a daughter, Victoria Frelinghuysen, who married John Grenville Bates, Jr., and a son, Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Jr.

Career

After fighting in the Spanish-American War , he began working for an insurance company before he was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 1905 and became president in 1909. He held several political offices before he was elected to the US Senate in 1916. After the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution in 1913, Frelinghuysen was the first directly elected US Senator in New Jersey. US President Warren G. Harding signed in 1921 on the estate of Frelinghuysen in Raritan, New Jersey, the Knox-Porter Resolution , officially the end of American involvement in World War I began. He stayed there until at least July 4th . After his failed re-election attempt in 1922, Frelinghuysen returned to his work in the insurance company. He died in 1948 and was then buried in St. Bernard's Cemetery in Bernardsville , New Jersey.

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^ " Married ". Time (magazine). September 17, 1928. Retrieved May 14, 2007. "Victoria Frelinghuysen, daughter of onetime Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen of Manhattan and Far Hills, NJ, whose family has included four Senators, whose great-great-grandfather served on Washington's staff and was a member of the Continental Congress; to John Grenville Bates Jr., member New York Stock Exchange; in Bernardsville, NJ "
↑ " Historic Sites ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. " Somerset County Business Partnership. Retrieved July 2, 2008. "In 1921, President Warren G. Harding, visiting the estate of his friend, Sen. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, in Raritan, finished his golf game, returned to the mansion, and signed the Knox-Porter Resolution, officially ending World War I. " @1@ 2

^ " Spends Afternoon Reading Newspapers on Senator Frelinghuysen's Front Porch. " New York Times. July 4, 1921. Retrieved July 1, 2008. "President Harding attended church today and with the exception of a short automobile ride with Mrs. Harding through the hills of Somerset County, spent the rest of the day at" The Hill, " home of Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. "

Web links

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Frelinghuysen, Joseph Sherman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Frelinghuysen, Joseph Sherman senior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American (Republican Party) politician, Senator for New Jersey
DATE OF BIRTH	March 12, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH	Raritan , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	February 8, 1948
Place of death	Tucson , Arizona

[1] " Married ". Time (magazine). September 17, 1928. Retrieved May 14, 2007. "Victoria Frelinghuysen, daughter of onetime Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen of Manhattan and Far Hills, NJ, whose family has included four Senators, whose great-great-grandfather served on Washington's staff and was a member of the Continental Congress; to John Grenville Bates Jr., member New York Stock Exchange; in Bernardsville, NJ "

[2] " Historic Sites ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. " Somerset County Business Partnership. Retrieved July 2, 2008. "In 1921, President Warren G. Harding, visiting the estate of his friend, Sen. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, in Raritan, finished his golf game, returned to the mansion, and signed the Knox-Porter Resolution, officially ending World War I. " @1@ 2

[3] " Spends Afternoon Reading Newspapers on Senator Frelinghuysen's Front Porch. " New York Times. July 4, 1921. Retrieved July 1, 2008. "President Harding attended church today and with the exception of a short automobile ride with Mrs. Harding through the hills of Somerset County, spent the rest of the day at" The Hill, " home of Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. "