Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753-1804) — ofSomersetCounty, N.J.Born near Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.,April13, 1753.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778; served in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1784,1800-04;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromSomerset County, 1787;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1793-96;U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1801.Slaveowner. Died in Millstone,SomersetCounty, N.J.,April13, 1804 (age51 years, 0days).Interment atWestonBurying Ground, Hillsborough, N.J. | | Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787-1862) — also known as"Christian Statesman" — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Franklin Township,SomersetCounty, N.J.,March28, 1787.Whig.Lawyer;NewJersey state attorney general, 1817-29;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1829-35;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1837-38; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1844.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,April12, 1862 (age75 years, 15days).Interment atFirstReformed Church Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.  | Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817-1885) — also known asFrederick T. Frelinghuysen — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Millstone,SomersetCounty, N.J.,August4, 1817.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1860;NewJersey state attorney general, 1861-66; defeated, 1857;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1866-69, 1871-77;U.S.Secretary of State, 1881-85.DutchReformed.Died in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,May 20,1885 (age67 years, 289days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848-1924) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,September30, 1848.Republican.Insuranceexecutive; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewJersey,1912.Died in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January1, 1924 (age75 years, 93days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.  | Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) — of Nahant,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 12,1850.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1880-81;MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 1883;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1887-93; resigned1893;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1893-1924; died in office 1924;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1896(speaker),1900,1904,1908,1916,1920(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker),1924.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, after a severestroke,at CharlesgateHospital,Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November9, 1924 (age74 years, 181days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Ellerton Lodge and Anna Sophie (Cabot) Lodge; married,June 29,1871, to Anna Cabot Mills 'Nannie' Davis (daughter of AdmiralCharles Henry Davis; sister-in-law ofBrooksAdams; granddaughter ofElijahHunt Mills); father of Constance Lodge (who marriedAugustusPeabody Gardner) and George 'Bay' Lodge (grandson-in-law ofFrederickTheodore Frelinghuysen); grandfather ofHenryCabot Lodge Jr. andJohnDavis Lodge; great-grandson ofGeorgeCabot; great-grandfather ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot andGeorgeCabot Lodge; third cousin once removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; third cousin twice removed ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofMariettaPeabody Tree,EndicottPeabody,WilliamLawrence Saltonstall andJohnForbes Kerry. | | | | Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Davis-Lodgefamily of Worcester, Massachusetts;Frelinghuysenfamily of New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:LouisA. Coolidge —AlbertHenry Washburn | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, July 1908 |
| | John Davis (1851-1902) — Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September16, 1851.Private secretary to U.S. Secretary of StateHamiltonFish, 1872-73;lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1885-1902; died in office 1902.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 5,1902 (age50 years, 231days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (1869-1948) — also known asJoseph S. Frelinghuysen — of Raritan,SomersetCounty, N.J.; Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Raritan,SomersetCounty, N.J.,March12, 1869.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;fireinsurance business;insuranceunderwriter; member ofNewJersey state senate from Somerset County, 1906-11; defeated,1902;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1928, 1930;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1920,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1944;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1940.Dutchancestry. Member,Grange;UnionLeague;Freemasons;Elks.DiedFebruary9, 1948 (age78 years, 334days).Interment atSt.Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J. | | Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen (1882-1959) — also known asPeter H. B. Frelinghuysen — ofMorrisCounty, N.J.Born inMorrisCounty, N.J.,September15, 1882.Lawyer;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from MorrisCounty; elected 1933.Died in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,March11, 1959 (age76 years, 177days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Morristown, N.J. | | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902-1985) — of Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Nahant,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 5,1902.Republican.Newspaperreporter; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1933-36;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1937-44, 1947-53; resigned 1944;defeated, 1952; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1948,1952,1956(speaker),1960;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1953-60; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1960; U.S. Ambassador toVietnam, 1963-64, 1965-67;, 1967-68;Germany, 1968-69; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1964.Died in Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.,February27, 1985 (age82 years, 237days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.  | John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) — of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inWashington,D.C.,October20, 1903.Republican.Lawyer;professionalactorin 1933-40, appearing inmoviessuch asLittle Women,The Scarlet Empress,TheLittle Colonel, andIn Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51;Governor ofConnecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1952(speaker),1960;U.S. Ambassador toSpain, 1955-61;Argentina, 1969-73;Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1964;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District,1965; Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1980(voted forRonaldReagan andGeorgeBush).Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;PhiBeta Kappa.Collapsed whilefinishing aspeech to the Women's National Republican Club, and died lessthan an hour later at St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1985 (age82 years, 9days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr.(1916-2011) —also known asPeter Frelinghuysen, Jr. — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1916.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;bankdirector;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1953-75; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1964,1968,1972.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Harding Township,MorrisCounty, N.J.,May 23,2011 (age95 years, 126days).Interment atSt. Peter's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Morristown, N.J. | | Henry Osborne Havemeyer Frelinghuysen (1916-1994) — also known asHarry Frelinghuysen — of Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1960.Died, ofcancer,in Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.,March30, 1994 (age78 years, 72days).Burial location unknown. | | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.; Morris Plains,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1946.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1983-94;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1995-; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,2004,2008.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;KappaAlpha Society.Still living as of 2014.
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