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MITCHELL, James C., lawyer, born in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, about 1790; died near Jackson, Mississippi, 7 August, 1843. He removed to eastern Tennessee at an early age, was admitted to the bar, and attained note in his profession. Ha served two terms in congress in 1825-'9, and was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election. While in congress his eccentric humor made him popular, and he was intimate with General Samuel Houston, whom he resembled in personal appearance. The two were often known as " the couple." Afterward Mr. Mitchell became a circuit judge in Tennessee ; but about 1837 he removed to Hinds county, Mississippi, where ha engaged in agriculture and took some part in local politics. He was the author of "Mitchell's Justice."
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