Anderson Mitchell (June 13, 1800 – December 24, 1876) was a Congressional Representative from

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. Mitchell was born on a farm near

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. He first attended Bingham's School,

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, and later studied law at the

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until his graduation in 1821. After being admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in

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in 1830. Mitchell moved to

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in 1831 and to Wilkesboro in 1835. In the meantime, he served as

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of the

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of Ashe County. Being elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of

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, Mitchell, a member of the Whig party, served in the Twenty-seventh Congress from April 27, 1842, to March 3, 1843. He was unsuccessful in a reelection campaign in 1842 for the Twenty-eighth Congress. Between 1852 and 1854, Mitchell became a member of the State house of commons, and was elected to the State senate in 1860. Furthermore, he was delegate to the State convention of May 20, 1861, that passed the

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, and voted against secession. In September 1865, he was appointed judge of the superior court by Provisional Governor

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, where he was subsequently elected and reelected, and served until his resignation on June 30, 1875. Anderson Mitchell died in

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on December 24, 1876 and was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery.

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U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
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