Aaron Harlan (September 8, 1802 – January 8, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan.

Aaron Harlan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859
Preceded byNelson Barrere
Succeeded byThomas Corwin
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Greene County district
In office
December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833
Preceded bySimeon Dunn
Succeeded byJ. A. Scott
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Fayette, Madison & Greene Counties district
In office
December 3, 1838 – December 6, 1840
Preceded byJohn Arbuckle
Succeeded byinactive
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Clinton, Greene & Warren Counties district
In office
December 3, 1849 – December 1, 1850
Preceded byFranklin Corwin
Succeeded byDavid Linton
Personal details
Born(1802-09-08)September 8, 1802
Warren County, Ohio
DiedJanuary 8, 1868(1868-01-08) (aged 65)
San Francisco, California
Political partyWhig
Other political
affiliations
Opposition, Republican

Born in Warren County, Ohio, Harlan attended a public school and later attended a law school. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Xenia, Ohio, in 1825. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1832 and 1833, and he served in the Ohio Senate in 1838, 1839, and 1849. He moved to a farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1841 and continued the practice of law. He was a Presidential elector in 1844 for Clay/Frelinghuysen.[1] He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850. He served as member of the board of trustees of Antioch College in 1852.

Harlan was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress, reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858, to the Thirty-sixth Congress and in 1861 to fill a vacancy in the Thirty-seventh Congress. He resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Yellow Springs. He served as lieutenant colonel of the Ninety-fourth Regiment of Minutemen of Ohio in 1862.

Harlan moved to San Francisco, California, in 1864 and resided there until his death on January 8, 1868. He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ Taylor 1899 : 255

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Aaron Harlan (id: H000207)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 …. Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.
  •   This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th congressional district

1853-1859
Succeeded by