Aaron Ogden: Inspiring History
NJ Governor
Aaron Ogden (December 3, 1756 – April 19, 1839) was New Jersey governor, a soldier, lawyer, a teacher, and US senator.
We focus on Aaron in particular since he is the son of Robert Ogden II who was the subject of my recently published book Honest Ogden and had a part in this factually based book. As normal in this Inspiring History series we look at qualities he possessed that are good and that we can look to, and emulate, for us to make the world a better place.
Aaron Ogden and his brother Matthias, who is also in my book, were standout men in the Revolutionary War and prominant contributors in the new nation. They were childhood playmates of Aaron Burr and Jonathan Dayton in Elizabethtown. All were sons of fathers who played important roles in the foundation of our country. These children also were of notable service to our nation. I think it is valuable to mention this. A prime reason for the Inspiring History series is to extol traits that would help us all to make the world a better place. So in this context, takeaways are that one can work to have a good life, rear a good family, and then relate to others and socialize together to help instill values across generations and groups.
Aaron was a Presbyterian, following in his father’s footsteps as Robert had a very deep Christian faith and was a church leader and benefactor. Aaron went to today’s Princeton University. He served as a grammar school tutor before the war. In the Revolutionary War, he was an officer in the Patriot army, and was wounded in the siege of Yorktown.
Aaron served as a lawyer, and had a case taken to the US Supreme Court.
In politics, Aaron was a presidential elector, a county clerk, served as a US Senator for New Jersey, and was elected governor of the state.
Aaron Ogden may take a place as a Profile in Character for his military and civic service to society.
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