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Isaac Mitchell
Isaac Mitchell may refer to: * Isaac Mitchell (writer) (1759–1812), American author and journalist * Isaac Mitchell (trade unionist) Isaac Haig Mitchell (26 June 1867 – 15 March 1952) was a Scottish trade unionist. Born in Roxburghshire, Mitchell remained in school as a pupil-teacher after his classmates left to start work. He later completed an apprenticeship in engineeri ... (1867–1952 , Scottish trade unionist. * Isaac Mitchell (New York politician, born 1835) (1835–1893), American farmer and politician from New York * Isaac B. Mitchell (1888–1977), American farmer and politician from New York. {{hndis, Mitchell, Isaac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Mitchell (writer)
Isaac Mitchell (1759-1812) was an American author and journalist, best known today as the author of the Gothic novel ''The Asylum, or Alonzo and Melissa''. The Asylum ''The Asylum'' was a popular work of Gothic fiction, and has been called "the single most popular Gothic novel in early America." It was first serialized in the ''Political Barometer'', Mitchell's Poughkeepsie, New York newspaper, in 1804, and then expanded published in book form in 1811. It was then almost completely plagiarized in an edition attributed to Daniel Jackson, Jr., under whose name many copies were sold in the 19th century. Mitchell died before he could file suit against Jackson. The pirated Jackson version went through at least twenty-five printings in the 19th century, and was a good seller into the early 20th century.Davidson, Cathy NRevolution and the Word: The Rise of the Novel in America pp. 322-27 (2004 ed.) In '' Life on the Mississippi'' (1883), Mark Twain identifies the book (referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Mitchell (trade Unionist)
Isaac Haig Mitchell (26 June 1867 – 15 March 1952) was a Scottish trade unionist. Born in Roxburghshire, Mitchell remained in school as a pupil-teacher after his classmates left to start work. He later completed an apprenticeship in engineering and moved to Newcastle upon Tyne to find work. There, he joined the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (ASE), and was immediately elected as its delegate to Newcastle Trades Council. Through this, he worked with John Burns in supporting a railway strike.Alice Prochaska, ''History of the General Federation of Trade Unions: 1899-1980'', pp.20-26 In about 1892, Michell moved to New York City, where he found work as a millwright. He joined the Socialist Labor Party of America, and also the Theosophical Society. He moved back to Galashiels in Scotland in 1894, where he founded a branch of the Independent Labour Party, then moved on to Glasgow, where he was the ASE's delegate to the Trades Union Congress. He was elected to the Parliamenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Mitchell (New York Politician, Born 1835)
Isaac Mitchell (June 5, 1835 – February 2, 1893) was an American farmer and politician from New York. Life Mitchell was born on June 5, 1835, in Stone Mills, New York, the son of Hiram Mitchell and Anna Wood. Mitchell attended LaFargeville Academy, working on a farm in the summer while attending school in the winter. He also taught at school for several years while working on a farm. He became a successful farmer and land owner, and was involved in the cattle trade. He was involved in a bonding fight while town supervisor of Orleans, ultimately saving the town at least 50,000 dollars. Mitchell was town assessor from 1876 to 1878, town supervisor from 1879 to 1884, and chairman of the supervisor board in 1883 and 1884. In 1889, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Jefferson County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1890 and 1891. Mitchell was a director and president of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society and a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
