John Frelinghuysen (minister)

John Frelinghuysen (1727–1754)
Tombstone
Born1727 (1727)
Holland
DiedSeptember 5, 1754(1754-09-05) (aged 26–27)
Old Dutch Parsonage in Somerville, New Jersey
Resting placeOld Somerville Cemetery

John Frelinghuysen (1727 – September 5, 1754) also known as Johannes Frelinghuysen was a minister in colonial New Jersey whose work in education laid the groundwork for the establishment Rutgers University (as Queen's College in 1766) and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary (in 1784).

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