Aaron Matson

Aaron Matson (* 1770 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; † July 18, 1855 in Newport, Vermont ) was an American politician. Between 1821 and 1825 he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Even in his youth came Aaron Matson in the Cheshire County in New Hampshire. Later he became a judge at the local probate court. Politically Matson was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. After its dissolution in the 1820s, he joined the Group in order to then U.S. President John Quincy Adams. This movement then came the short-lived National Republican Party and later the Whig Party. Between 1806 and 1818 Matson was several times as a representative of the Democratic Republicans MP in the House of Representatives from New Hampshire. Between 1819 and 1821 he was a member of the Governing Council ( Executive Council).

In the congressional elections of 1820, which were held all across the state, Matson was the fourth parliamentary seat from New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Joseph Buffum on March 4, 1821. After a re-election in 1822 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1825 two coherent legislative periods. During this time, President James Monroe announced in his annual message to Congress in 1823, named after him, the Monroe Doctrine, which was nearly 100 years remain the guideline of American foreign policy.

After the end of his time in Congress Aaron Matson was in the years 1827 and 1828 once again a member of parliament of his country. After that he held no other higher political office more. He died on July 18, 1855 in Newport.