Thomas R. Mitchell
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Thomas Rothmaler Mitchell (May 1783 - November 2, 1837) was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born in Georgetown, South Carolina
, in May 1783, Mitchell graduated from Harvard University
in 1802, where he studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1808, and commenced practice in Georgetown, South Carolina
.
He served as member of state house of representatives, 1809 and 1814-1819.
Mitchell was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress.
Mitchell was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1829).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress.
He was reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress.
He died in Georgetown, South Carolina
, November 2, 1837.
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 South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born in Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...
, in May 1783, Mitchell graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1802, where he studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1808, and commenced practice in Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...
.
He served as member of state house of representatives, 1809 and 1814-1819.
Mitchell was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress.
Mitchell was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1829).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress.
He was reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress.
He died in Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...
, November 2, 1837.