James Coffield Mitchell

James Coffield Mitchell (born March 1786 in Staunton , Virginia , †  August 7, 1843 in Jackson , Mississippi ) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1829 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Mitchell attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in his new profession. He later moved to Rhea County , Tennessee. Between 1813 and 1817 he was a public prosecutor in the second judicial district of that state. In 1817 he moved to Athens .

In the 1820s Mitchell joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson . In the congressional election of 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded John Blair on March 4, 1825 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1829 . These were shaped by the discussions between supporters and opponents of Andrew Jackson. From 1827 Mitchell was chairman of the military pension committee. In 1828 it was not confirmed.

After retiring from the US House of Representatives, James Mitchell was a judge in Tennessee's eleventh judicial district from 1830 to 1836 . He then moved to Hinds County, Mississippi. There he worked in agriculture near the capital Jackson. Politically, he had now turned away from Andrew Jackson and joined the Whig Party . As their candidate, he ran unsuccessfully for the office of governor of Mississippi and for a congressional mandate for this state. James Mitchell was the author of the book "Mitchell's Justice". He died near Jackson on August 7, 1843.

Web links

• James Coffield Mitchell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)