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John Mitchell (other)
John Mitchell may refer to: Arts * John Mitchell (minister) (1794–1870), American minister and author *John Ames Mitchell (1844–1918), American illustrator * John W. Mitchell (1917–2005), British sound engineer *John Grant Mitchell (actor) (1874–1957), American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s *John Mitchell, Canadian ice dancer in the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships *John Mitchell, American jazz banjoist who has worked with Johnny Dunn *John Campbell Mitchell (1861–1922), Scottish landscape artist * John Wendell Mitchell (1880–1951), Canadian author *John Hanson Mitchell (born 1940), American author *John R. Mitchell (poet) (1940–2006), poet and a professor of English * John Mitchell (composer) (born 1941), American composer *John Mitch Mitchell (1946–2008), English musician * John Cameron Mitchell (born 1963), American filmmaker * John Mitchell (musician) (born 1973), lead singer and guitarist for UK band It Bites, and music producer Business * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mitchell (minister)
John Mitchell (29 December 1794 – 28 April 1870) was an American minister and author. Life He was the son of John and Abigail (Waterhouse) Mitchell, and was born in Chester, Connecticut, on 29 December, 1794. He graduated from Yale College in 1821. In the autumn of 1821, he entered Andover Theological Seminary, but left after about nine months, in consequence of impaired health. In January 1824, he became the editor of the ''Christian Spectator'', a religious and theological monthly published in New Haven. He continued in this employment until 1829, in May of that year he was licensed, and soon after preached his first sermon in the pulpit of his brother (Rev. William Mitchell) in Newtown, Conn. In Dec, 1830, he was ordained as the first pastor of the First (Congregational) Church in Fair Haven, Conn. After remaining there six years, he was settled, 6 December, 1836, as pastor of the Edwards (Congregational) Church in Northampton, Mass. At the close of the year 1842, ill health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |