William Mitchell (politician)

William Mitchell (born January 19, 1807 in Root , Montgomery County , New York , †  September 11, 1865 in Macon , Georgia ) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1863 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Mitchell attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1836, he began to work in this profession in Kendallville (Indiana). Between 1836 and 1846 he was also the postman of this place. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1841 he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives. He also served as justice of the peace.

Mitchell later joined the Republican Party, founded in 1854 . In the congressional election of 1860 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Charles Case on March 4, 1861 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat Joseph K. Edgerton in 1862 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1863 . This was shaped by the events of the civil war .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, William Mitchell worked in the cotton business. He died in Macon on September 11, 1865 and was buried in Kendallville.

Web links

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