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  • Robert Mitchell (congressman)
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  • Robert Mitchell (1788–1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Mitchell was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine before he moved to Ohio in 1807. Mitchell practiced medicine in Zanesville, Ohio and later held various positions in Muskingum County. He served in the War of 1812 in John De Vault's company. From 1815 to 1817 Mitchell was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He then served as a judge of the court of common pleas. In 1822 he held the rank of Brigadier General in the Ohio Militia.
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term start
  • 1833-03-04
Birth Date
  • 1788
Branch
death place
preceded
Name
  • Robert Mitchell
Succeeded
Party
Birth Place
  • Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Title
  • Representative from Muskingum County
  • United States Representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district
term end
  • 1835-03-03
death date
  • 1848-11-13
Allegiance
Battles
restingplace
  • Greenwood Cemetery
alongside
  • Joseph K. McCune , Robert McConnell
Years
  • 1815
  • 1833
State
  • Ohio
abstract
  • Robert Mitchell (1788–1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Mitchell was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine before he moved to Ohio in 1807. Mitchell practiced medicine in Zanesville, Ohio and later held various positions in Muskingum County. He served in the War of 1812 in John De Vault's company. From 1815 to 1817 Mitchell was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He then served as a judge of the court of common pleas. In 1822 he held the rank of Brigadier General in the Ohio Militia. He was elected to represent Ohio's 12th congressional district (Licking and Muskingum Counties) in Congress in 1832. He lost his bid for reelection in 1834 and then returned to the practice of medicine.