Aaron Kitchell (July 10, 1744June 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

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Early life and education

Born in Hanover 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. 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

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, 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

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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.

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