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Frederick H. Teese

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Frederick Halstead Teese
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byMarcus Lawrence Ward
Succeeded byThomas Baldwin Peddie
Member of the New Jersey Assembly
In office
1860–1861
Personal details
Born(1823-10-21)October 21, 1823
Newark, New Jersey
DiedJanuary 7, 1894(1894-01-07) (aged 70)
New York City, New York
Political partyDemocratic

Frederick Halstead Teese (October 21, 1823 – January 7, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.

Biography

Born in Newark, New Jersey,[1] Teese graduated from Princeton University on October 21, 1843. He studied law with attorney Asa Whitehead, was admitted to the bar in 1846, and commenced practice in Newark, New Jersey.[2]

Teese served in the New Jersey State Assembly in 1860 and 1861, and was Speaker in 1861.[2] He was the presiding judge of the Essex County Court of Common Pleas from 1864 until his resignation in 1872.[2]

In 1874, Teese was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877).[2] He declined the nomination for reelection in 1876, resumed the practice of law.[2]

He died in New York City January 7, 1894,[1][3] and was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey.

Family

In 1856, Teese married Ann Caroline Darcy.[4] They were the parents of two daughters, Mary and Catharine.[4]

References

Sources

Magazines

  • Keasbey, Edward Q.; Borgmeyer, Charles L. (January 15, 1894). "Obituary Notice, Frederick H. Teese". The New Jersey Law Journal. Vol. 17. Plainfield, NJ: New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company. pp. 62–63.

Books

Newspapers

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by U.S. House of Representatives
New Jersey's 6th congressional district

March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877
Succeeded by