Aaron Harding

Aaron Harding

Aaron Harding (born February 20, 1805 in Campbellsville , Green County , Kentucky , †  December 24, 1875 in Georgetown , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1867 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Aaron Harding attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1833, he began to work in this profession in Greensburg . In the same year he became a prosecutor in Green County. At the same time, Harding embarked on a political career. In 1840 he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives.

In the congressional election of 1860 he was elected as a unionist in the fourth constituency of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded William Clayton Anderson on March 4, 1861 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1867 . Since 1865 he was there as a representative of the Democratic Party . Its first two legislative terms were marked by the events of the civil war . Since 1865, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial.

In 1866, Harding was a delegate to the National Union Convention . After serving in Congress, he returned to practice as a lawyer. He died in Georgetown on December 24, 1875.

Web links

• Aaron Harding in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Aaron Harding in the database of Find a Grave (English)