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Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., 95, Former [NJ] Congressman, Dies
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| Last Edited | Mr. Matt May 24, 2011 05:33pm |
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| Author | Joseph P. Fried |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Monday, May 23, 2011 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr., one in a long line of family members to represent New Jersey in Congress and a leader in the successful fight to block an airport proposed for the state’s Great Swamp wildlife area, died on Monday at his home in Harding Township, N.J. He was 95.
Mr. Frelinghuysen represented affluent Morris and Somerset Counties in the House of Representatives from 1953 through 1974. He was a member of a socially prominent family that has provided four United States senators and two House members from New Jersey since the nation’s earliest years.
Most, like him, have been Republicans, including his son Rodney, who, since 1995, has represented the same north-central New Jersey area in the House that his father did.
In a 1964 interview, Mr. Frelinghuysen (pronounced FREE-ling-high-zen) described himself as a “moderate, middle-of-the-road legislator.” |
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