John M. Mitchell
John M. Mitchell | |
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| 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 |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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