Aaron Kitchell (July 10, 1744June 25, 1820) was a blacksmith and politician from

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. He represented

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in both the

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and the Senate.

Early life and education

Born in

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in the

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, he attended the common schools and became a blacksmith.

Political career

He was a member of the

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in 1781–1782, 1784, 1786–1790, 1793–1794, 1797, 1801–1804, and 1809. 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

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and was reelected to the Fourth Congress, serving from January 29, 1795, to March 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 from March 4, 1805, to March 12, 1809, when he resigned Kitchell died in Hanover on June 25, 1820, and was interred there in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church.

External links

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* 1744 births 1820 deaths Members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Hanover Township, New Jersey United States senators from New Jersey New Jersey Federalists Democratic-Republican Party United States senators Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey People of colonial New Jersey {{NewJersey-politician-stub