Aaron_Ogden

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aaron Ogden Aaron Ogden Aaron Ogden Early life Ogden was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (formerly Elizabethtown). He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1773, and served as a grammar school tutor from 1773 to 1775. In the American Revolutionary War, Ogden was appointed a lieutenant in the 1st New Jersey Regiment; his older brother Matthias Ogden was the lieutenant colonel. Aaron Ogden served in various roles through the war, seeing action and rising to the rank of brigade major. He was wounded at the siege of Yorktown in 1781. Political career 5th Governor of New Jersey In office October 29, 1812 – October 29, 1813 Preceded by Succeeded by Joseph Bloomfield William Sanford Pennington United States Senator Class 1 In office February 28, 1801 – March 3, 1803 Preceded by Succeeded by Born James Schureman John Condit December 3, 1756(1756-12-03) Elizabeth, New Jersey April 19, 1839 Jersey City, New Jersey Federalist Elizabeth Chetwood Presbyterian Died Political party Spouse Religion Aaron Ogden (December 3, 1756-April 19, 1839) was a United States Senator and the 5th Governor of New Jersey. After the war, Ogden studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1784. He commenced practice in Elizabeth. He served as a presidential elector in the 1796 electoral college that elected John Adams. He was clerk of Essex County from 1785-1803, and was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Schureman and served from February 28, 1801, to March 3, 1803. He lost his bid for reelection to the Senate in 1802. In 1803, Ogden was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly, where he served until 1812. Ogden was elected trustee of the College of New Jersey (later to become Princeton University) in 1803, a post in which he served until his death. Ogden was elected as Governor of New Jersey in 1812. Ogden was nominated by President James Madison as major general of the Army in 1813, but declined the appointment. He became engaged in steamboat navigation in 1813, and was defendant in the historic Gibbons v. Ogden case that denied New York State’s attempted monopoly on steamboat operation between New York and New Jersey. Ogden moved to Jersey City in 1829 and resumed the practice of law. In 1830, he was appointed as collector of customs and served until his death in Jersey City. Ogden’s body is interned at the First Presbyterian Church Burial Ground in Elizabeth. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia United States Senate Preceded by James Schureman United States Senator (Class 1) from New Jersey February 28, 1801–March 3, 1803 Served alongside: Jonathan Dayton Aaron Ogden Succeeded by John Condit Political offices Preceded by Joseph Bloomfield Governor of New Jersey October 29, 1812-October 29, 1813 Succeeded by William Sanford Pennington Family Ogden’s nephew Daniel Haines later also served as Governor of New Jersey. Ogden also has a reletive in Grand Island, Nebraska. External links • Aaron Ogden at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-02-26 • Biography of Aaron Ogden (PDF), New Jersey State Library • New Jersey Governor Aaron Ogden, • List of Governors of New Jersey National Governors Association • Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Ogden also has a reletive in Grand Island, Nebraska. Aaron Ogden See also References • Dictionary of American Biography; Baxter, Maurice G. • The Steamboat Monopoly: Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972; • Ogden, Aaron. Autobiography of Col. Aaron Ogden, of Elizabethtown. Paterson, NJ: Press Printing & Publishing Co., 1893. • Purcell, L. Edward. Who Was Who in the American Revolution. New York: Facts on File, 1993. ISBN 0-8160-2107-4. Persondata NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Politician December 3, 1756 Elizabeth, New Jersey April 19, 1839 Jersey City, New Jersey Ogden, Aaron Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ogden" Categories: 1756 births, 1839 deaths, Continental Army officers from New Jersey, Governors of New Jersey, Members of the New Jersey General Assembly, United States Senators from New Jersey, Princeton University alumni, People from Elizabeth, New Jersey, American Presbyterians, English Americans This page was last modified on 21 May 2009, at 19:27 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 2