David D. Aitken

David D. Aitken

David Demerest Aitken (born September 5, 1853 in Flint , Michigan , †  May 26, 1930 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1897 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

David Aitken attended public schools in his home country. In 1871 and 1872 he worked as a teacher in Genesee County . In 1872 he moved to New Jersey State , where he was employed as an accountant. After studying law in New York City and being admitted to the bar in 1878, he began working in his new profession in Flint. There he struck a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1883 to 1886 he was an administrative clerk ( City Clerk ) in his hometown. After that he was their legal representative from 1886 to 1890.

In the congressional election of 1892 Aitken was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Byron G. Stout on March 4, 1893 . After re-election in 1894, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1897 . From 1895 he was chairman of the mining committee. In 1896, Aitken renounced another congressional candidacy. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for nomination for Michigan governor . In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again; he also went into banking. Between 1905 and 1906 David Aitken was mayor of his hometown Flint. Then he withdrew from politics. He died in Flint on May 26, 1930.

Web links

• David D. Aitken in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David D. Aitken in the database of Find a Grave (English)