Aaron Harlan

Aaron Harlan (September 8, 1802 - January 8, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan.

Born in Warren County, Ohio, Harlan attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Xenia, Ohio, in 1825.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1832 and 1833.He served in the State senate in 1838, 1839, and 1849.He moved to a farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1841 and continued the practice of law.He served as presidential elector on the Polk and Dallas ticket in 1844.He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850.He served as member of the board of trustees of Antioch College in 1852.

Harlan was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress, reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1859).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress and in 1861 to fill a vacancy in the Thirty-seventh Congress.He resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Yellow Springs.He served as lieutenant colonel of the Ninety-fourth Regiment of Minutemen of Ohio in 1862.He moved to San Francisco, California, in 1864 and resided there until his death on January 8, 1868.He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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