Captain Frederick Frelinghuysen

Captain Frederick Frelinghuysen

Captain of the Essex Troop – 1895-1899

Charter Member of the Essex Troop – First Lieutenant

In March 1897, the Essex Troop made its first trip to Washington D.C. following the election of President William McKinley and Vice-President Garrett Hobart of Paterson, NJ for whom the Troop acted as personal escort. That same year the Troop participated in the dedication of Grant’s Tomb in New York City.

In 1894 a need was recognized for a new troop armory. Captain Frelinghuysen collaborated with a committee which obtained options for the Roseville Riding Academy and adjacent properties. A decision was made to build on Roseville Avenue in Newark. Construction was funded through subscriptions from members and friends of the Essex Troop, and groundbreaking took place in March 1896.

He attended and graduated from Rutgers College in 1868. In 1899 he was selected as the President of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. in Newark, NJ and served for 25 years. Captain Frelinghuysen passed away on 1 January 1924 in Manhattan, New York.