Henry Mitchell (1784January 12, 1856) was an American physician and politician who served one term as a
United States representative
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from
New York
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Biography
He was the son of John Mitchell and Elizabeth Sherman (daughter of Rev. Josiah Sherman and Martha Minott); she was the niece of founding father
Roger Sherman
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and the sister of
Roger Minott Sherman.
Mitchell was born in
Woodbury,
Connecticut
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in 1784. He pursued classical studies under private tutors and graduated from the medical department of
Yale College
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in 1804. He engaged in the practice of medicine in
Norwich, New York
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.
Political career
He became a member of the
New York State Assembly
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in 1827; elected as a
Jacksonian to the
23rd United States Congress
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(March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835).
Later career and death
After his term in office, he resumed the practice of medicine; died in Norwich, New York on January 12, 1856; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.
External links
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Henry Mitchell Family TreeHenry Sherman Family PapersRoger Minott Sherman PapersDAR Helen Garvin FooteHenry's Wife Rowena Wales Mitchell TreeHenry Mitchell Find A Grave
1784 births
1856 deaths
Members of the New York State Assembly
Yale College alumni
Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
People from Woodbury, Connecticut
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
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