Frederick Halstead Teese (October 21, 1823 – January 7, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1875 to 1877.
Frederick Halstead Teese | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Marcus Lawrence Ward |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Baldwin Peddie |
| Member of the New Jersey Assembly | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1823 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | January 7, 1894 (aged 70) New York City, New York |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editBorn 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]
State assembly
editTeese 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]
Congress
editIn 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]
Death and burial
editHe died in New York City January 7, 1894,[1][3] and was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey.
Family
editIn 1856, Teese married Ann Caroline Darcy.[4] They were the parents of two daughters, Mary and Catharine.[4]
References
editSources
editMagazines
edit- 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
edit- American Bar Association (1894). American Bar Association Annual Report: Including Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. Vol. 17. Philadelphia, PA: Dando Printing and Publishing Company. pp. 514–515.
- Canfield, Frederick A. (1897). A History of Thomas Canfield and of Matthew Camfield, with a Genealogy of their Descendants in New Jersey. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press. p. 188.
Newspapers
edit- "Death notice, Frederick Halstead Teese". New York Times. New York, NY. January 9, 1894. p. 5.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Frederick H. Teese (id: T000111)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Frederick H. Teese at Find a Grave