Theodore Appleby
Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923
Preceded byThomas J. Scully
Succeeded byElmer H. Geran
Personal details
Born
Theodore Frank Appleby

(1864-10-10)October 10, 1864
Old Bridge, New Jersey
DiedDecember 15, 1924(1924-12-15) (aged 60)
Baltimore, Maryland
Resting placeChestnut Hill Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Alice C. Hoffman
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(m. 1889)​
ChildrenStewart Hoffman Appleby
ProfessionReal estate and insurance businessman
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Theodore Frank Appleby (October 10, 1864 – December 15, 1924) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district for one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923.

He was the father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby, who also became a congressman from New Jersey.[1]

Biography

Born on October 10, 1864, in Old Bridge, New Jersey, Appleby graduated from Fort Edwards Collegiate Institute in 1885.[2]

Business and early political career

He became a real estate and insurance businessman. Appleby served as a member of the Asbury Park, New Jersey Board of Education from 1887 to 1897, was a member of the State board of education from 1894 to 1902, was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention, was a member of the city council from 1899 to 1906, served as Mayor of Asbury Park, New Jersey from 1908 to 1912, and was a member of the Monmouth County Board of Taxation from 1917 to 1920.[2]

Congress

He was elected as a Republican to serve as a congressman in the 67th Congress. He lost the next election, but was reelected in the 69th Congressional election in 1924. During this election Appleby was endorsed by the Ku Klux Klan.[3]

Death and burial

He died on December 15, 1924, in Baltimore, Maryland before he could take his seat, and was replaced by his son, Stewart Hoffman Appleby.[4] He was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery near Old Bridge in East Brunswick, New Jersey.

References

  1. ^ "Theodore Frank Appleby". Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 30, 2011. Appleby, Theodore Frank (1864-1924) — also known as T. Frank Appleby — of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex County, N.J., October 10, 1864. Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount) Appleby; married, April 10, 1889, to Alice C. Hoffman; father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896; mayor of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, of heart trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., December 15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66 days). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.
  2. ^ a b American Biography: A New Cyclopedia. Vol. XXV. American Historical Association. 1926. pp. 370–371. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "For decades, the Ku Klux Klan openly endorsed candidates for political office". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Heart Trouble is Fatal to Congressman-Elect Appleby". Asbury Park Press. December 15, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byThomas J. Scully Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district 1921–1923 Succeeded byElmer H. Geran


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