Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28 1787 – April 12 1862) was an American politician serving as New Jersey Attorney General United States Senator and Mayor of Newark New Jersey before running as a candidate for Vice President with Henry Clay on the Whig ticket in the election of 1844. Upon its incorporation in 1848 Frelinghuysen Township New Jersey was named after him.
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1787-03-28
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Franklin Township Somerset County New Jersey, United States
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