Background
Frelinghuysen, Joseph Sherman was born on March 12, 1869 in Raritan, New Jersey, United States.
Frelinghuysen, Joseph Sherman was born on March 12, 1869 in Raritan, New Jersey, United States.
After fighting in the Spanish–American War and starting an insurance business, Frelinghuysen was elected to the state Senate in 1905 and became president of that body in 1909. He held several statewide offices before being elected to the United States. Senate in 1916. He was New Jersey"s first directly elected senator following ratification of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution in 1913.
In 1921, President Warren G. Harding signed the Knox–Porter Resolution, officially ending America"s involvement in World War I at the estate of Frelinghuysen in Raritan, New Jersey.
The President stayed on the estate until at least July 4. After a failed reelection bid in 1922, Frelinghuysen returned to the insurance business.
He died on February 8, 1948 in Tucson, Arizona, and was interred at Saint Bernard"s Cemetery in Bernardsville, New Jersey. A memorial plaque was placed on the estate grounds commemorating the Knox–Porter Resolution officially ending America"s involvement in World War I. Today the estate is long gone and suburban sprawl has replaced it with mini-malls.
The marker remains in a patch of grass near a Burger King parking lot along Route 28, just north of the Somerville traffic circle.
Member Representative; member United States Senate, 1917-1923.
Married Emily Brewster.