James S. Mitchell

James S. Mitchell (born 1784 in Rossville , York County , Pennsylvania , †  1844 in Belleville , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1827 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Neither the exact date of birth nor the date of death of James Mitchell have been recorded. Nothing is known about his professional career beyond politics. He attended the public schools in his home country. He later became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . Between 1812 and 1814 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania .

In the congressional election of 1820 Mitchell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Jacob Hostetter on March 4, 1821 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1827 . Since 1823 he represented the tenth district of his state there. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson . From about 1825 onwards, the work of Congress was also shaped by discussions between the supporters of Jackson and those of President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay .

After serving in the US House of Representatives, James Mitchell settled in Jefferson County , Ohio , in 1827 . He later moved to Belleville, Illinois, where he died in 1844.

Web links

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

predecessor	Office	successor
Jacob Hostetter	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823	Samuel Edwards
Thomas Murray	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (10th constituency) March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1827	Adam King