John Murry Mitchell (March 18, 1858 – May 31, 1905) was a

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Early life

Born in New York City, Mitchell attended Leggett's School at New York City. In 1877, he was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, where he was a member of

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, in 1877. He graduated from the Columbia Law School and in 1879.

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 in Tuxedo Park, New York, May 31, 1905.He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. His brother was assemblyman and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Edward Mitchell.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, John Murry 1858 births 1905 deaths Columbia College (New York) alumni Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American legislators