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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJames Coffield MITCHELL
(1786-1843)
MITCHELL, James Coffield,
a Representative from Tennessee; born in Staunton, Augusta County,
Va., in March 1786; attended the common schools; studied law; was
admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Tennessee and settled
in Rhea County; solicitor general of the second district of
Tennessee 1813-1817; moved to Athens, McMinn County, in 1817;
elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses
(March 4, 1825-March 3, 1829); chairman, Committee on Military
Pensions (Twentieth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection; judge of the eleventh circuit 1830-1836; moved to Hinds
County, Miss., and settled near Jackson about 1837, engaging in
agricultural pursuits; unsuccessful candidate on the Whig ticket
for governor of Mississippi and for the state house of
representatives; author of “Mitchell’s Justice”;
died near Jackson, Miss., August 7, 1843.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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