Aaron Leland (May 28, 1761 – August 25, 1832) was a minister and politician who served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Vermont.

Leland was a successful pastor and preacher, building up a church which gave rise to congregations in Andover and Grafton, Massachusetts, and Weathersfield and Jamaica, Vermont.

[2][3][4] Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, Leland served in local offices including Town Clerk and Selectman, and was Windsor County Assistant Judge for eighteen years.

He declined to be nominated for Governor in 1828, preferring instead to continue serving as Pastor of his church.

[9][10] Leland was the recipient of honorary degrees from Middlebury College and Brown University.