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FREDERICK A. REX was born in March of 1850 in Pennsylvania, one of at least seven children born to John and Sarah Rex. His father owned a large farm in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania at the time of the 1850 Census. When the Census was taken in 1870 Frederick Rex was working as bank clerk and living ion Camden NJ. He subsequently went into the practice of law. Frederick A. Rex was not then married. The following year he helped found the Trimble Lodge No. 117, Free and Accepted Masons. He would wed M. Louise Fewsmith around 1877, a son, William, was born in December of that year. Daughter Elizabeth was born in late 1880. During the 1870s Frederick Rex also served as an officer with the Sixth Regiment, New Jersey National Guard. Frederick
A. Rex was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church of Camden, where many other men prominent in the
business and civic life of Camden attended, including
Albert
W. Markley, John F. Starr,
Peter L. Voorhees, Charles Stockham, Christopher A. Bergen, Randal E.
Morgan L.T. Derousse, Charles
Danenhower, Dr.
James A. Armstrong, M.D., and Dr. J.V. Schenck, M.D. At the time of the 1880 Census Frederick Rex and family lived at 726 Cooper Street. They moved to 533 Penn Street later in the decade, and lived there through 1890. Neighbors included F. Wayland Ayer and Richard Fetters Smith. During these years Frederick A. Rex was quite busy in both business and civic circles. Besides his law practice, he owned a coffee and Tea businesses with an office at 20 Market Street and in Philadelphia. He also served as clerk in Camden's District Court, and as treasurer of the Board of Education. In 1895 Mrs. Louisa Rex was a charter member of the Woman’s Club of Camden. Frederick A. Rex had moved to Merchantville by the summer of 1900, residing at 6 Clifton Avenue. The family was still there in 1910. He later took ill, and spent his last days in a South Jersey sanitarium. Frederick A. Rex died on July 17, 1916. |
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Turner - William Parker
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Corson - I.C. Beatty - Edward Gillingham - W.H. Husted Homer Snyder - Edward A. Martin - Joseph M. Engard - Frederick A. Rex C.V.D. Joline - Frank Lee Dickinson - Martin Bergen - A.J. Greene - C.S. Magrath Adam P. Sloan - Robert McDougall - Alexander Schlessinger - J. Wesley Sell James Ware Jr - Water Street - Vine Street - Federal Street |
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Edward E. Jefferis - Charles
Lear -
David Baird Sr.
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Charles H. Ellis J. Wesley Sell - Benjamin Miller - Thomas P. Kirkley James Ware Jr. - Samuel Weaver |
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Philadelphia Inquirer - February 9, 1893 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer - February 10, 1893 |
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Harrisburg Patriot * April 14, 1893 |
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Wesley Sell - Joseph Porter - John
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l l l l l l l l l l On October 1, 1902 Paul Woodward murdered two young boys by giving them poison. Frank T. Lloyd, then Camden County prosecutor, was responsible for leading the investigation and prosecuting the case. Woodward was arrested on October 4, 1902, and was quickly indicted on murder charges. Woodward was tried and found guilty in November of 1902. Frederick Rex was a member of Woodward's defense team, the evidence against, him however, was overwhelming. Woodward was sentenced to death, with sentence to be carried out on January 7, 1903. Frederick Rex was involved in the effort to gain a new trial and the appeal for clemency, this too proved a fruitless effort. Paul Woodward was executed on schedule at the Camden County jail, with Sheriff Christopher J. Mines Jr. supervising.
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LAWYER F.A. REX IS LAID TO REST The funeral of Lawyer Frederick A. Rex, who died last Monday at a sanitarium in South Jersey, took place to day from the parlors of Funeral Director Martin J. O’Brien, 611 Market Street. Members of Camden Lodge of Elks held services last night. He services today were conducted by Reverend J.W. Ohl, rector of the P.E. Church at Collingswood. The body was interred in Colestown Cemetery. The pallbearers were Harry Blackburn, F.L. Vinton, Frederick Morse, John Schlorer, Harry Mayer, Harry Stains, James Thoirs, members of Camden Lodge of Elks. The remains rested in a polished oak casket with silver handles and name plate. The casket was adorned by many floral tributes. |
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...the lodge was constituted on
February 2, 1871. Camden Lodge, No. 15, was the "mother" lodge
of Trimble. The lodge was named for Joseph Trimble, who served three terms
as master of Camden Lodge and three years as grand master of the state. The
organizers of the lodge were George H. Fairfield, George F. Fort,
Marmaduke E. Taylor, Dr. H. Genet
Taylor, Dr. William S. Fort, Wilbur F. Rose, Nathan F. Cowan, Frederick
A. Rex and J. Graham Milligan. At
the first meeting, Rev. Joseph F. Garrison, rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, was presented for membership. He was the
father of former Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison and the late Supreme
Court Justice Charles C. Garrison. The lodge was constituted in Morgan's Hall, Fourth and Market streets, then known as Masonic Hall. Fairfield was the first worshipful master; George F. Fort, senior warden; Marmaduke Taylor, junior warden; Dr. Taylor, treasurer; Milligan, secretary; Cowan, senior deacon; Rex, junior deacon; Rose, master of ceremonies, and Charles H. Gordon, tiler. |
| Historic American Buildings Survey - February 29, 1984 |
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| Historic
American Buildings Survey - February 29, 1984
726 Cooper Street, where
Frederick A. Rex lived, is at right. |
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| Above - View looking Southeast at the front and side of 726 Cooper Street |
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| Above - View looking East at the side of 726 Cooper Street |
