11 Facts About Aaron Harlan

Aaron Harlan was a US Representative from Ohio, cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan.

Aaron Harlan was admitted to the bar and began practice in Xenia, Ohio, in 1825.

Aaron Harlan 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.

Aaron Harlan moved to a farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1841 and continued the practice of law.

Aaron Harlan served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850.

Aaron Harlan served as member of the board of trustees of Antioch College in 1852.

Aaron 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.

Aaron Harlan 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.

Aaron Harlan resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Yellow Springs.

Aaron Harlan served as lieutenant colonel of the Ninety-fourth Regiment of Minutemen of Ohio in 1862.

Aaron Harlan moved to San Francisco, California, in 1864 and resided there until his death on January 8,1868.