Aaron Ogden | |
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5th Governor of New Jersey | |
In office October 29, 1812 – October 29, 1813 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Bloomfield |
Succeeded by | William Sanford Pennington |
United States Senator from New Jersey | |
In office February 28, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | |
Preceded by | James Schureman |
Succeeded by | John Condit |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1803–1812 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabethtown, Province of New Jersey, British America | December 3, 1756
Died | April 19, 1839 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 82)
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse | Elizabeth Chetwood |
Relations | Matthias Ogden (brother) Frederick Ogden (grandson) William Chetwood (brother-in-law) |
Children | 7, including Elias |
Alma mater | College of New Jersey |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | Continental Army |
Rank | Brigade major |
Unit | 1st New Jersey Regiment |
Battles/wars | Revolutionary War |
Aaron Ogden (December 3, 1756 – April 19, 1839) was an American soldier, lawyer, United States Senator and the fifth governor of New Jersey.[1] Ogden is perhaps best known today as the complainant in Gibbons v. Ogden which destroyed the monopoly power of steamboats on the Hudson River in 1824.[2][3]