Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Explained

Birth Date:	15 September 1882
Birth Place:	Morris Plains, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:	Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Education:	Morristown School
Alma Mater:	Princeton University Columbia Law School
Parents:	George Griswold Frelinghuysen Sara Linen Ballantine
Children:	4, including Peter Jr.
Family:	Frelinghuysen
Relatives:	Peter Ballantine (great-grandfather)

Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen (September 15, 1882 – March 11, 1959) was an American lawyer and banker. He practiced law in New York and New Jersey and later served as a director of the Howard Savings Institution of Newark, New Jersey, and the Morristown Trust Company.

Early life

Frelinghuysen (pronounced FREE-ling-high-zen) was born on September 15, 1882, in the Littleton section of Morris Plains, New Jersey. He was the son of George Griswold Frelinghuysen, from Dutch descent,^[1] and the former Sara Linen Ballantine (1858–1940).^[2] He had one sibling, Matilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen, who did not marry.

His maternal grandfather was Peter Hood Ballantine and his great-grandfather was Peter Ballantine, the prominent New Jersey brewer who founded Ballantine Brewery in Newark.^[3] His paternal grandparents were Matilda Elizabeth (née Griswold) Frelinghuysen and Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, a lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator and later as Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur.^[4] Among his large extended family was aunt Matilda Griswold Frelinghuysen,^[5] (wife of Henry Winthrop Gray),^{[6] [7] [8]} Charlotte Louisa Frelinghuysen;^[9] uncle Frederick Frelinghuysen,^[10] uncle Theodore Frelinghuysen; and aunt Sarah Helen Frelinghuysen, (wife of John Davis and, later, Charles L. McCawley).^[11]

After attending the Morristown School,^[12] he graduated from Princeton University in 1904, followed by Columbia Law School, where he was a classmate of future President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Career

After graduating from law school, Frelinghuysen was admitted to the bar and practiced law in New York and New Jersey. He later served as a director of the Howard Savings Institution of Newark, New Jersey, and the Morristown Trust Company.

For nearly half a century, he was in the cattle business and owned a "prize herd of Jersey cattle" at his Twin Oaks Farm in Morristown.^[13]

Personal life

On February 7, 1907, Frelinghuysen was married to Adaline Havemeyer (1884–1963).^[14] She was the daughter of Henry Osborne Havemeyer, president of the American Sugar Refining Company. Franklin D. Roosevelt was an usher at the wedding.^[15] Together, they were the parents of:

• Frederica Louisine Frelinghuysen (1909–1995), who married Richard High Carleton (1908–1950) in 1930.^[16] They divorced in 1936,^[17] and she married Huntington Denton Sheldon in 1938.^[18] They also divorced and she married, thirdly, James Thomas Emert (1907–1989) in 1942.^[19]
• George Griswold Frelinghuysen (1911–2004), an interior designer.^[20]
• Henry Osborn Havemeyer Frelinghuysen (1916–1994),^[21] who married Marian Kingsland, a granddaughter of George Lovett Kingsland and the former wife of Count Hans Christoph Seherr-Thoss.^[22]
• Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II (1916–2011), a U.S. Representative who married Beatrice Sterling Procter,^[23] a descendant of a founder of Procter & Gamble,^[24] in 1940.^[25]

He served as president of the Gulf Stream Golf Club in Delray Beach, Florida, and the Morris County Golf Club.

After a long illness, Frelinghuysen died on March 11, 1959, at the Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey.^[26] His funeral was held at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown.^[13] His widow, who bred miniature poodles, died in Palm Beach, Florida, in April 1963.^[14]

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1. News: G.G. FRELINGHUYSEN DIES AT AGE OF 84; Son of Arthur's Secretary Of State Was Lawyer Here for Half century. KIN OF NOTED GENERAL Parent, Great-Uncle, Cousin All Served New Jersey in the United States Senate.. January 30, 2018. The New York Times. April 22, 1936. en.
2. News: Ballantine Frelinghuysen. Trinity Church, in Newark, was crowded yesterday by one of the most brilliant wedding parties ever seen in that city. Many persons were present from New-York, and nearly every section of New-Jersey was represented in the audience of 1,200 persons. . . April 27, 1881 . July 1, 2008 .
3. Book: Salisbury. The Griswold family of Connecticut. 1884. New Haven : Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. 150.
4. Web site: FRELINGHUYSEN, Frederick Theodore - Biographical Information. bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. January 30, 2018.
5. News: MRS. M.G.F. GRAY OF OLD FAMILY DIES; Daughter of F. T. Frelinghuysen, Once Secretary of State-Funeral Today.. January 30, 2018. The New York Times. March 25, 1926.
6. News: DIED. Gray. January 30, 2018. The New York Times. October 15, 1906.
7. Book: Lee. Francis Bazley. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey .... 1910. Lewis historical Publishing Company. 14. January 30, 2018. en.
8. News: In Bonds of Matrimony; Marriage of Mr. Gray and Miss. Frelinghuysen. a Quiet Ceremony at the Homestead of the Bride's Family. January 30, 2018. The New York Times. May 17, 1889.
9. News: Charlotte Frelinghuysen. January 30, 2018. The New York Times. July 19, 1930.
10. News: Frederick Frelinghuysen. Ex-President of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Dies . Frelinghuysen was President of the Benefit Life Insurance Company in Newark for ... to become President of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. ... . . January 2, 1924 . May 30, 2007.
11. News: MRS. S.H. M'CAWLEY, WASHINGTON HOSTESS; Grandmother of Senator Lodge Dies in Home at Capital. January 30, 2018. The New York Times. February 20, 1939.
12. News: Peter B. Frelinghuysen, Sr., Father of Congressman, Dies . September 23, 2019 . . March 12, 1959 . en.
13. News: Peter Frelinghuysen . September 23, 2019 . . March 12, 1959 . en.
14. News: Mrs. Peter Frelinghuysen, Mother of Representative . February 19, 2019 . . April 14, 1963 . en.
15. News: ST. THOMAS'S THRONGED FOR HAVEMEYER WEDDING Miss Adaline Havemeyer and Mr. Frelinghuysen Wed Yesterday. BRIDE'S VEIL OF RARE LACE Reception After the Ceremony at the Havemeyer Home — Social News of the Day. . February 19, 2019 . . February 8, 1907.
16. News: BETROTHALS ANNOUNCED; Miss Frelinghuysen To Be Married to R.H. Carleton Jr. . September 23, 2019 . . January 26, 1930.
17. News: DIVORCES R.H. CARLETON; Former Frederica Frelinghuysen Obtains Decree in Reno. . September 23, 2019 . . December 18, 1936.
18. News: MRS. F. F. CARLETON IS WED IN FLORIDA; Daughter of the Peter H. B. Frelinghuysens Married to Huntington D. Sheldon . September 23, 2019 . . April 3, 1938.
19. James Thomas Emert '29 . . 1989 . September 23, 2019.
20. News: Paid Notice: Deaths FRELINGHUYSEN, GEORGE GRISWOLD . September 23, 2019 . . April 27, 2004.
21. News: H. Frelinghuysen, A Philanthropist, 78 . September 23, 2019 . . April 1, 1994.
22. News: Paid Notice: Deaths FRELINGHUYSEN, MARIAN KINGSLAND . September 23, 2019 . . June 27, 2008 . en.
23. News: Pace . Eric . Beatrice P. Frelinghuysen, 77, Political Matriarch . September 23, 2019 . . June 5, 1996.
24. News: BEATRICE PROCTER GUEST AT DINNER; She and Her Fiance, Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr., Feted by the Seherr-Thosses J.R. FORGANS ARE HOSTS Edgar L. Weekses, Joseph B. Ripley and Mrs. Arne H. Ekstrom Entertain . September 23, 2019 . . August 1, 1940.
25. News: Fried . Joseph P. . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., 95, Longtime N.J. Congressman, Dies . September 23, 2019 . . May 23, 2011.
26. News: Peter Frelinghuysen Sr. Is Dead; Banker, Father of Congressman . February 19, 2019 . . March 12, 1959 . en.