Alexander C. Mitchell
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Alexander Clark Mitchell (October 11, 1860 - July 7, 1911) was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
, Mitchell moved to Kansas in 1867 with his parents, who settled in Douglas County
, near Lawrence, Kansas
. He attended the public schools, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1889. He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Lawrence.
Mitchell served as prosecuting attorney of Douglas County 1894-1898, and as member of the University of Kansas
board of regents
1904-1910. He served as member of the State board of law examiners 1907-1910, and was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives
1907-1911.
Mitchell was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-second Congress
and served from March 4, 1911, until his death in Lawrence, Kansas
, July 7, 1911. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, Mitchell moved to Kansas in 1867 with his parents, who settled in Douglas County
Douglas County, Kansas
Douglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826...
, near Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
. He attended the public schools, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1889. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
the same year and commenced practice in Lawrence.
Mitchell served as prosecuting attorney of Douglas County 1894-1898, and as member of the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
board of regents
Board of Regents
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1904-1910. He served as member of the State board of law examiners 1907-1910, and was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. State of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on...
1907-1911.
Mitchell was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-second Congress
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
and served from March 4, 1911, until his death in Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
, July 7, 1911. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.