Frederick H. Teese

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,Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn

State assembly

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

Congress

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

Death and burial

He died in New York City January 7, 1894,Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn and was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey.

Family

In 1856, Teese married Ann Caroline Darcy.Template:Sfn They were the parents of two daughters, Mary and Catharine.Template:Sfn

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at Find a GraveTemplate:EditAtWikidata