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Robert P. Aitken

American politician (1819–1905)

Summary

American politician (1819–1905)

Field	Value
name	Robert P. Aitken
image name	Robert_P._Aitken_(1819-1905).jpg
state_house	Michigan
state	Michigan
district	Genesee 2
term_start	January 1, 1865
term_end	1868
birth_date	February 5, 1819
birth_place	Perth, New York, US
death_date	April 3, 1905 (age 86)
death_place	Flint Township, Michigan, US
spouse	Sarah Aitken (née Johnstone)
parents	William Aitken
Helen Aitken (née Chalmers)
relations	Ten children including David D. Aitken
profession	Farmer, Township Supervisor, Insurance company secretary
party	Republican

Helen Aitken (née Chalmers)

Robert P. Aitken (February 5, 1819 – April 3, 1905) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party and served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1865 to 1868. He was also a township supervisor, a fire insurance company secretary, and a farmer.

Early life

Aitken was born on February 5, 1819, in what is now Perth, New York to William Aitken and Helen Aitken (née Chalmers), both of whom were born in Scotland. He was raised as an Episcopalian and remained a devout follower of this denomination for his entire life. He was the fifth of six children. As a teenager he worked in his uncle William Hinton's office. In 1842, he moved to Flint Township, Michigan.

Career

Political

In 1865, Aitken was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives for Genesee County's 2nd District, and was re-elected in 1867. He also held the office of Supervisor of Flint Township for twenty nine years.

Other

He also acted as secretary of the Genesee County Fire Insurance Company.

Personal life

On March 12, 1843, he married Sarah Johnstone. They had ten children, five sons and five daughters. One of their sons was David D. Aitken, also a politician.

Death

Aitken died on April 3, 1905. He is buried in historic Glenwood Cemetery in Flint, next to his wife and children.

Legacy

Aitken's 1843 Greek Revival/Italianate style farmhouse at 1110 N. Linden Rd. in Flint Township, Michigan was added to The National Register of Historic Places as an example of high-quality 19th century architecture on November 26, 1982. It was later owned by his son David D. Aitken and remains a private residence.

Sources

References

Chapman Bros.. (1892). "1892 Portrait & Biographical Album of Genesee, Lapeer & Tuscola Counties.".
Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Aikens to Albree". PoliticalGraveyard.com.

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