Charles F. Mitchell
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Charles F. Mitchell was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Mitchell attended the public schools in New York. He moved to Lockport, New York
, in 1829. He was appointed one of the firemen of the village May 21, 1829. He was engaged in the milling business in 1835.
Mitchell was elected as a Whig
to the Twenty-fifth
and Twenty-sixth
Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841).
Mitchell subsequently engaged in milling in the West, and his death date is unknown.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Mitchell attended the public schools in New York. He moved to Lockport, New York
Lockport (town), New York
Lockport is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 20,529 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the series of canal locks on the Erie Canal...
, in 1829. He was appointed one of the firemen of the village May 21, 1829. He was engaged in the milling business in 1835.
Mitchell was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Twenty-fifth
25th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
and Twenty-sixth
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841).
Mitchell subsequently engaged in milling in the West, and his death date is unknown.