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William Mitchell
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Born: January 19, 1802

Birthplace: Root, New York

Father: Charles Mitchell 1773 – 1859

Mother: Lydia Brown 1782 – 1865

Wife:
Nancy Keller 1802 – 1864
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Indiana)​

Children:

John Mitchell 1830 – 1909​
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Indiana)​
Charles Stuart Mitchell 1833 – 1866​
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Indiana)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Occupation before War:


1836 – 1861: Attorney in Kendallville, Indiana​
1836 – 1846: United States Postmaster for Kendallville, Indiana​
1841: Indiana State Representative​
Justice of the Peace in Kendallville, Indiana​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from Indiana​
1862: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection as U.S. Congressman​
1862 – 1863: Member of House War Expenditures Committee​
1862 – 1863: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee​

1863 – 1865: Cotton Businessman​

Died: September 11, 1865

Place of Death: Macon, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Indiana
 
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Brother to New York Senator Thomas B. Mitchell. And another brother George A. Mitchell was a prominent banker and railroad entrepreneur (and first mayor) of Cadillac, Michigan.
 
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