Aaron Kitchell | |
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United States Senator from New Jersey |
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In office March 4, 1805 – March 12, 1809 |
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Preceded by | Jonathan Dayton |
Succeeded by | John Condit |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
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Preceded by | N/A |
Succeeded by | N/A |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's At-large district |
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In office January 29, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
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Preceded by | Abraham Clark |
Succeeded by | James Henderson Imlay |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1786–1790 1793–1794 1797 1801–1804 1809 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Hanover, New Jersey |
July 10, 1744
Died | June 25, 1820 Hanover, New Jersey |
(aged 75)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Aaron Kitchell (July 10, 1744 – June 25, 1820) was a blacksmith and politician from Hanover Township, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate.
Born in Hanover, he attended the common schools and became a blacksmith. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1781–1782, 1784, 1786–1790, 1793–1794, 1797, 1801–1804, and 1809. and was elected to the Second Congress (March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793). He was elected to the Third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Abraham Clark and was reelected to the Fourth Congress, serving from January 29, 1795, to March 3, 1797. He resumed his former business activities, and was elected to the Sixth Congress (March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801). He was then elected as a Democratic Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1805, to March 12, 1809, when he resigned
Kitchell died in Hanover on June 25, 1820, and was interred there in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church.