Aaron Harlan

Aaron Harlan (born September 8, 1802 in Warren County , Ohio , † January 8, 1868 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1859 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Aaron Harlan was a cousin of Congressman Andrew J. Harlan (1815-1907) from Indiana . He attended the public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Xenia in this profession from 1825 . At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1832 and 1833 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; in 1838, 1839 and 1849 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1841 he moved to a farm near Yellow Springs , where he continued to practice as a lawyer. In the presidential election of 1844 he was the electorate for Henry Clay . Harlan became a member of the Whig Party . In 1850 he took part in a constitutional convention of his state as a delegate.

In the congressional election of 1852 , Harlan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Nelson Barrere on March 4, 1853 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1859 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . During his three legislative terms he represented three different parties. At the beginning he was still a Whigs. He then joined the short-lived Opposition Party , for which he ran in 1854. During his last tenure in Congress, he was a member of the Republican Party . In 1858 he was not re-elected.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Aaron Harlan returned to working as a lawyer and in agriculture. In 1861 he competed unsuccessfully to return to Congress. In 1862 he became a lieutenant colonel in the state militia during the civil war. In 1864 he moved to San Francisco, where he died on January 8, 1868.

Remarks

↑ In his congressional biography, Harlan is listed as the elector of James K. Polk , but this cannot be true, since the state of Ohio was won by the Whigs in this election.

Web links

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

Aaron Harlan in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Harlan, Aaron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 8, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warren County , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	January 8, 1868
Place of death	San Francisco , California

[1] In his congressional biography, Harlan is listed as the elector of James K. Polk , but this cannot be true, since the state of Ohio was won by the Whigs in this election.