Robert Mitchell (politician)

Robert Mitchell (born 1778 in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , †  November 13, 1848 in Zanesville , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1835 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Mitchell attended public schools in his home country and then studied medicine. In 1807 he came to Zanesville, Ohio, where he practiced as a doctor. In 1811 and 1812 he was employed by the Muskingum County County Council ; from 1812 to 1813 he was a tax collector there. He then served in the British-American War . Then he also embarked on a political career. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1815 and 1816, and in 1818 he was appointed appellate judge. He was also a member of the Ohio State Militia, where he rose to the rank of Brigadier General in 1822. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional elections of 1832 Mitchell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded John Thomson on March 4, 1833 . Since he was not confirmed in 1834, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1835 . This was determined by the discussions about President Jackson's policies. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Mitchell worked again as a doctor in Zanesville. He died there on November 13, 1848.

Web links

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

• Robert Mitchell in the database of Find a Grave (English)