Aaron Harlan
in35th Congress
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's7th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859
Preceded by	Nelson Barrere
Succeeded by	Thomas Corwin
Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theGreene County district
In office December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833
Preceded by	Simeon Dunn
Succeeded by	J. A. Scott
Member of theOhio Senate from theFayette,Madison &Greene Counties district
In office December 3, 1838 – December 6, 1840
Preceded by	John Arbuckle
Succeeded by	inactive
Member of theOhio Senate from theClinton,Greene &Warren Counties district
In office December 3, 1849 – December 1, 1850
Preceded by	Franklin Corwin
Succeeded by	David Linton
Personal details
Born	(1802-09-08)September 8, 1802 Warren County, Ohio
Died	January 8, 1868(1868-01-08) (aged 65) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Other political affiliations	Opposition,Republican

Aaron Harlan (September 8, 1802 – January 8, 1868) was aU.S. Representative fromOhio, cousin ofAndrew Jackson Harlan.

Born inWarren County, Ohio, Harlan attended a public school and later attended a law school. He wasadmitted to the bar and began practice inXenia, Ohio, in 1825. He served as member of theOhio House of Representatives in 1832 and 1833, and he served in theOhio Senate in 1838, 1839, and 1849. He moved to a farm nearYellow Springs, Ohio in 1841 and continued the practice of law. He was aPresidential elector in 1844 forClay/Frelinghuysen.^[1] He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850. He served as member of the board of trustees ofAntioch College in 1852.

Harlan was elected as aWhig to theThirty-third Congress, reelected as anOpposition Party candidate to theThirty-fourth Congress, and elected as aRepublican to theThirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858, to theThirty-sixth Congress and in 1861 to fill a vacancy in theThirty-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.

Harlan moved to San Francisco, California, in 1864 and resided there until his death on January 8, 1868.He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

• United States Congress."Aaron Harlan (id: H000207)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899).Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 …. Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.
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