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Aaron Kitchell | |
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| United States Senator fromNew Jersey | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – March 12, 1809 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Dayton |
| Succeeded by | John Condit |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | N/A |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey'sat-large district | |
| In office January 29, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Clark |
| Succeeded by | James Henderson Imlay |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Lambert Cadwalader |
| Succeeded by | Lambert Cadwalader |
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1786–1790 1793–1794 1797 1801–1804 1809 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1744-07-10)July 10, 1744 |
| Died | June 25, 1820(1820-06-25) (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Hanover Township Presbyterian Church |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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 theSenate.[1]
Born inHanover Township in theProvince of New Jersey, he attended the common schools and became a blacksmith.
He was a member of theNew Jersey General Assembly in 1781–1782, 1784, 1786–1790, 1793–1794, 1797, 1801–1804, and 1809.
He was elected to theSecond Congress (March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793) and to theThird Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofAbraham Clark and was reelected to theFourth Congress, serving from January 29, 1795, to March 3, 1797.
He resumed his former business activities and was elected to theSixth Congress (March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801). He was then elected as aDemocratic Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1805, to March 12, 1809, when he resigned
Kitchell died in Hanover Township on June 25, 1820, and was interred there in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's at-large congressional district 1795–1797 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by N/A | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 2nd congressional district 1799–1801 | Succeeded by N/A |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from New Jersey March 4, 1805 – March 12, 1809 Served alongside:John Condit,John Lambert | Succeeded by |
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