Charles B. Mitchel

For other people named Charles Mitchel, see Charles Mitchel (disambiguation).

Charles Burton Mitchel
United States Senator from Arkansas
In office March 4, 1861 – July 11, 1861
Preceded by	Robert W. Johnson
Succeeded by	Benjamin F. Rice
Personal details
Born	September 19, 1815(1815-09-19) Gallatin, Tennessee
Died	September 20, 1864(1864-09-20) (aged 49) Little Rock, Arkansas
Political party	Democratic

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
• "Charles B. Mitchel". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10505254. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 

United States Senate
Preceded by Robert W. Johnson	United States Senator (Class 3) from Arkansas March 4, 1861 – July 11, 1861	Succeeded by Benjamin F. Rice
Confederate States Senate
New institution	Confederate States Senator from Arkansas February 18, 1862 – September 20, 1864 Served alongside: Robert W. Johnson	Succeeded by Augustus H. Garland
Notes and references
1. Because of Arkansas's secession, the Senate seat was vacant for seven years before Rice succeeded Mitchel.

Persondata
Name	Mitchel, Charles B.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 19, 1815
Place of birth	Gallatin, Tennessee
Date of death	September 20, 1864
Place of death	Little Rock, Arkansas