- Aaron Kitchell
Aaron Kitchell (
July 10 ,1744 -June 25 ,1820 ) was a blacksmith and politician fromHanover Township, New Jersey . He representedNew Jersey in both theUnited 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 toMarch 3 ,1793 ). He was elected to the Third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofAbraham Clark and was reelected to the Fourth Congress, serving fromJanuary 29 ,1795 , toMarch 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 fromMarch 4 ,1805 , toMarch 12 ,1809 , when he resignedKitchell died in Hanover on
June 25 ,1820 , and was interred there in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church.External links
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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#R9M0J33QZ Aaron Kitchell] atThe Political Graveyard
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6712461 Aaron Kitchell] atFind A Grave
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