John M. Mitchell Explained

John M. Mitchell
State:New York
Term Start:June 2, 1896
Term End:March 3, 1899
Predecessor:Daniel J. Riordan
Successor:Thomas J. Creamer
Birth Name:John Murry Mitchell
Birth Date:18 March 1858
Birth Place:New York City New York, U.S.
Death Place:Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S.
Resting Place:Old Coxsackie Cemetery.
Party:Republican
Education:Columbia College

John Murry Mitchell (March 18, 1858 – May 31, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Early life

Born in New York City, Mitchell attended Leggett's School at New York City. In 1877, he was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1877.[1] He graduated from the Columbia Law School and in 1879.

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in New York City.

He successfully contested as a Republican the election of James J. Walsh to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from June 2, 1896, to March 3, 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress.

He resumed the practice of law.

Personal

He died in Tuxedo Park, New York, May 31, 1905.He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

His brother was assemblyman and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Edward Mitchell.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/details/greeklettermenof01maxw/page/232/mode/2up?q=%22delta+psi%22 Negus, W. H. (1900). "Delta Psi". In Maxwell, W. J. (ed.). Greek Lettermen of Washington. New York, New York: The Umbdenstock Publishing Co. pp. 231–234.
  2. Book: Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. American Publishers Association. 1904. Herringshaw. Thomas William. Thomas William Herringshaw. Chicago, I.L.. 664. Google Books.