John M. Mitchell
John M. Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th district | |
| In office June 2, 1896 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel J. Riordan |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Creamer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Murray Mitchell March 18, 1858 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1905 (aged 47) Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Columbia College |
John Murray Mitchell[a] (March 18, 1858 – May 31, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Representative from New York.
Early life
J. Murray Mitchell was born in New York City, and attended Leggett's School there. In 1877, he was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1877.[2] He graduated from the Columbia Law School in 1879.[3][4]
Career
He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in New York City.
He successfully contested as a Republican the election of James J. Walsh to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from June 2, 1896, to March 3, 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
Personal
He died from cancer at Tuxedo Park, New York, May 31, 1905.[5] He was interred in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.
His brother was assemblyman and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Edward Mitchell.[6]
Notes
References
- ^ United States Congress. "John M. Mitchell (id: M000822)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
- ^ Negus, W. H. (1900). "Delta Psi". In Maxwell, W. J. (ed.). Greek Letter Men of Washington. New York: The Umbdenstock Publishing Co. pp. 231–234.
- ^ Chamberlain, Joshua L., ed. (1900). Universities and Their Sons. Vol. V. Boston: R. Herndon Company. pp. 128–129.
- ^ Official Congressional Directory (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1898. p. 87.
- ^ "John Murray Mitchell Dead; Congressman Who Made Famous Fight on Tammany Expires at Tuxedo". The New York Times. June 1, 1905. p. 11.
- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1904). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. Chicago, I.L.: American Publishers Association. p. 664 – via Google Books.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
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