Frederick H. Teese

American politician

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.

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]

State assembly

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]

Congress

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]

Death and burial

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

1. "Obituary Notice, Frederick H. Teese".
2. ABA Annual Report.
3. "Death notice, Frederick Halstead Teese".
4. A History of Thomas Canfield and of Matthew Camfield.

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

• 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

• "Death notice, Frederick Halstead Teese". New York Times. New York, NY. January 9, 1894. p. 5.

External links

• United States Congress. "Frederick H. Teese (id: T000111)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Frederick H. Teese at Find a Grave