Stephen Mix Mitchell
Encyclopedia
Stephen Mix Mitchell was an American
lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Wethersfield, Connecticut
. He represented Connecticut
in the Continental Congress
and the U.S. Senate
and was chief justice of the state's Supreme Court.
When Roger Sherman
died in 1793, Governor Huntington
appointed him to the United States Senate, where he served until 1795. He did not seek re-election in 1794, but returned home to accept a seat on the Connecticut Supreme Court
in 1795. He was elevated to Chief Justice in 1807, serving until his retirement in 1814.
Mitchell was the grandfather of author Donald Grant Mitchell
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Wethersfield, Connecticut
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Wethersfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield, while Native Americans called it Pyquag...
. He represented Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
in the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
and the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and was chief justice of the state's Supreme Court.
When Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...
died in 1793, Governor Huntington
Samuel Huntington (statesman)
Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...
appointed him to the United States Senate, where he served until 1795. He did not seek re-election in 1794, but returned home to accept a seat on the Connecticut Supreme Court
Connecticut Supreme Court
The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, across the street from the Connecticut State Capitol...
in 1795. He was elevated to Chief Justice in 1807, serving until his retirement in 1814.
Mitchell was the grandfather of author Donald Grant Mitchell
Donald Grant Mitchell
Donald Grant Mitchell was an American essayist and novelist.-Biography:Mitchell, the grandson of politician and jurist Stephen Mix Mitchell, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1841, where he was a member of Skull and Bones and studied law, but he soon took up...
.