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David Brydie Mitchell (1760-1837) was an American politician.
Early life
Mitchell was born in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland on October 22, 1766 and moved to Savannah to settle the affairs of his late uncle. He later moved to Mount Nebo Plantation, near Milledgeville, Georgia. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ...
1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Milledgeville is a city located in Baldwin County, Georgia (of which it is the county seat), northeast of Macon, Georgia between Eatonton, Georgia and Hardwick, Georgia along Highway 441 on the banks of the Oconee River. ...
Political Career Mitchell served two consecutive two-year terms as governor of Georgia (1809- 1813) and a third non-consecutive term from 1815 to 1817. This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ...
1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Prior to his first term as governor, Mitchell was the Attorney General of Georgia (1796 -1806) and served three terms in the Georgia General Assembly, two as a representative and one in the Senate. 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ...
1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. ...
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the General Assembly (the state legislature) of Georgia. ...
The Georgia Senate, in American politics, is the upper house of the General Assembly (the state legislature) of Georgia. ...
Mitchell resigned from his third term as governor to become President James Monroe's appointee as the U.S. agent to the Creek Indians. One of Mitchell's responsibilities during this time was the negotiation of the Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818). James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth (1817–1825) President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine. ...
Creek can be: A native American tribe, see Creek (people) The language of that tribe, see Creek language In US and Australian usage, a waterflow, smaller than a river, see Creek (stream) In UK usage, a tidal watercourse, usually drying to little or no flow at low tide, see Creek...
Mitchell served as the inferior court judge of Baldwin County, Georgia beginning in 1828. He was later elected as Baldwin County's State Senator in 1836. Baldwin County is a county located in the Georgia. ...
Also of Note Fort Mitchell National Cemetery (formerly the old post cemetery at Fort Mitchell) opened in 1987 in Phenix City, Alabama. The original fort was named after George Mitchell and was built by the Georgia Militia in 1813 on land that was personally donated by Mitchell. Phenix City is a city located mostly in Russell County, Alabama, and partly in Lee County. ...
Death and Legacy Mitchell died at his home in Milledgeville, Mount Nebo Plantation on April 22, 1837 and is buried at Memory Hill Cemetery of the same city. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
| Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
References - Portrait and Bio from Georgia Secretary of State site
- This Day in Georgia History:April 22, Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia
- Office of the Attorney General of Georgia history of the Attorney General position
- Behind the Names:Part 1, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
- Fort Mitchell National Cemetery Historical Information
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