James Coffield Mitchell

For the founder of Florence, Nebraska, see James C. Mitchell (settler).

James Coffield Mitchell (March 10, 1786 – August 7, 1843) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

James Coffield Mitchell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Preceded by	James I. Standifer
Succeeded by	James I. Standifer
Personal details
Born	(1786-03-10)March 10, 1786 Staunton, Virginia
Died	August 7, 1843(1843-08-07) (aged 57) Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S.
Profession	lawyer politician

Biography

Mitchell was born in Staunton, Virginia in March 1786 and attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. He moved to Tennessee and settled in Rhea County. From 1813 to 1817, he was the Solicitor General for the second district of Tennessee. He moved to Athens, Tennessee, in 1817.

Career

Mitchell was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses. He served from March 4, 1825, to March 4, 1829.^[1] During the Twentieth Congress, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Military Pensions. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election. He was judge of the eleventh circuit from 1830 to 1836.

Mitchell then moved to Hinds County, Mississippi, and settled near Jackson around 1837. He was an unsuccessful candidate on the Whig ticket for Governor of Mississippi and for the Mississippi House of Representatives. He engaged in agricultural pursuits as well.^[2] He owned slaves.^[3]

Death

Mitchell died near Jackson, Mississippi on August 7, 1843, aged 57. The location of his interment is unknown.^[4] He was the author of Mitchell's Justice.