), ▁Mary ▁and ▁Grace ▁moved ▁to ▁Jersey ▁City . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁letter er ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁eventually ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁sign ▁letter ing ▁business ▁himself . ▁He ▁also ▁ran ▁a ▁board ing ▁house ▁on ▁Long ▁Street ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁Don ovan ▁A aron ▁was ▁elected ▁three ▁times ▁as ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁with ▁each ▁term ▁being ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁Jersey ▁City , ▁by ▁ 1 8 , 1 5 6 ▁votes ▁over ▁George ▁W . ▁Ritter , ▁the ▁highest ▁Republican ▁vote ▁get ter . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁Don ovan ▁A aron ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁comm itte es ▁on ▁Public ▁Health , ▁San ator ium ▁for ▁T uber cul ous ▁D ise ases , ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Pr ison . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁eventually ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁running ▁both ▁his ▁sign ▁letter ing ▁business ▁and ▁board ing ▁house . ▁ ▁Death ▁Don ovan ▁A aron ▁died ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Bay view ▁– ▁New ▁York ▁Bay ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Barbara ▁( d ied