Aaron Kitchell

{{Short description|American politician (1744–1820)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Aaron Kitchell

|jr/sr1 = United States Senator

|state1 = New Jersey

|term_start1 = March 4, 1805

|term_end1 = March 12, 1809

|predecessor1 = Jonathan Dayton

|successor1 = John Condit

|office2 = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 2nd district

|term_start2 = March 4, 1799

|term_end2 = March 3, 1801

|predecessor2 = N/A

|successor2 = N/A

|restingplace = Hanover Township Presbyterian Church

|office3 = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's at-large district

|term_start3 = January 29, 1795

|term_end3 = March 3, 1797

|predecessor3 = Abraham Clark

|successor3 = James Henderson Imlay

|office4 = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's at-large district

|term_start4 = March 4, 1791

|term_end4 = March 3, 1793

|predecessor4 = Lambert Cadwalader

|successor4 = Lambert Cadwalader

|office5 = Member of the New Jersey General Assembly

|term5 = 1786–1790
1793–1794
1797
1801–1804
1809

|birth_date = {{birth date|1744|7|10}}

|birth_place = Hanover, Province of New Jersey, British America

|death_date = {{death date and age|1820|6|25|1744|7|10}}

|death_place = Hanover, New Jersey, U.S.

|party = Democratic-Republican

}}

Aaron Kitchell (July 10, 1744{{spaced ndash}}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.{{cite web | title=Aaron Kitchell, former Senator for New Jersey | website=GovTrack.us | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/aaron_kitchell/406405 | access-date=3 February 2024}}

Early life and education

Born in Hanover Township in the Province of New Jersey, he attended the common schools and became a blacksmith.

Political career

He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1781–1782, 1784, 1786–1790, 1793–1794, 1797, 1801–1804, and 1809.

= Congress =

He was elected to the Second Congress (March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793) and 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.

= Later career =

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

= Death and burial =

Kitchell died in Hanover Township on June 25, 1820, and was interred there in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church.

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