Aaron Ogden

Aaron Ogden
5th Governor of New Jersey
In office
October 29, 1812 – October 29, 1813
Preceded byJoseph Bloomfield
Succeeded byWilliam Sanford Pennington
United States Senator
from New Jersey
In office
February 28, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded byJames Schureman
Succeeded byJohn Condit
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1803–1812
Personal details
Born(1756-12-03)December 3, 1756
Elizabethtown, Province of New Jersey, British America
DiedApril 19, 1839(1839-04-19) (aged 82)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseElizabeth Chetwood
RelationsMatthias Ogden (brother)
Frederick Ogden (grandson)
William Chetwood (brother-in-law)
Children7, including Elias
Alma materCollege of New Jersey
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service Continental Army
RankBrigade major
Unit1st New Jersey Regiment
Battles/warsRevolutionary 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]

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  2. ^ "Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 U.S. 1 (1824)". Justia Law. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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