Frederick Frelinghuysen Cornell (November 16, 1804 – August 7, 1875) was a pastor of Pluckemin Presbyterian Church, classics scholar, missionary and instructor.
Early life
He was born on November 16, at Allentown, New Jersey. Frederick was the fourth child and eldest son of Reverend John Cornell and Maria Frelinghuysen. In 1825 he graduated from Princeton (College of New Jersey). During his time at Princeton, Cornell partly translated Tacitus from Carey's Philadelphia Latin edition of 1808. In 1828 he graduated from New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
Career
In 1829, became a member of the Newtown Presbyterian Church. From 1828 to 1829 he was a professor of languages, College of Mississippi, at Natchez.
He became a missionary. He served in 1829, at Stuyvesant, from 1829 to 1831, at Columbiaville, from 1831 to 1832, at Marshallville, and from 1833 to 1836 in Montville.
He then became a pastor, serving from 1836 to 1856 pastor of Manhattan Reformed Dutch Church in New York City, from 1856 to 1864 and at Pluckemin Presbyterian Church.
In 1866 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Union College.
He died at home in Somerset, New Jersey on August 7, 1875.
He had married Elizabeth Clock Bell (1822–1882).