Charles B. Mitchel
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The Honorable Charles Mitchel |
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Confederate States Senator from Arkansas |
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In office February 18, 1862 – September 20, 1864 |
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Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Augustus Garland |
United States Senator from Arkansas |
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In office March 4, 1861 – July 11, 1861 |
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Preceded by | Robert Johnson |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Rice |
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Born | Gallatin, Tennessee, US |
September 19, 1815
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Little Rock, Arkansas, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Nashville Thomas Jefferson University |
Charles Burton Mitchel (September 19, 1815 – September 20, 1864) was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate in 1861 and in the Confederate States Senate from 1861 until his death.
Biography
Mitchel was born in Gallatin, Tennessee on September 19, 1815, and attended the common schools; he graduated from the University of Nashville in 1833, and received his graduate degree from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1836. He then moved to Washington, Arkansas, where he practiced medicine for twenty-five years. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for one year, 1848, and was appointed receiver of public moneys in 1853, serving in this capacity until 1856. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in Congress in 1860, but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4 until July 11, 1861, when he was expelled for supporting the Confederacy. Mitchel was elected to the Confederate Senate at the first session of the state legislature; he served until his death in Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 20, 1864. His body was returned to his home in Washington, Arkansas, where he was buried.
References
- Congressional Biography
- Biography at Infoplease
- Biography at Political Graveyard
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United States Senate | ||
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Preceded by | United States Senator (Class 3) from Arkansas 1861 Served alongside: William Sebastian |
Succeeded by Benjamin Rice(1) |
Confederate States Senate | ||
New constituency | Confederate States Senator (Class 3) from Arkansas 1862–1864 Served alongside: Robert Johnson |
Succeeded by Augustus Garland |
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1. Because of Arkansas's secession, the Senate seat was vacant for seven years before Rice succeeded Mitchel. |
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- 1815 births
- 1864 deaths
- People from Gallatin, Tennessee
- Arkansas Democrats
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- United States Senators from Arkansas
- Expelled United States Senators
- Confederate States Senators
- People from Hempstead County, Arkansas
- People of Arkansas in the American Civil War
- Thomas Jefferson University alumni
- University of Nashville alumni
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