Anderson Mitchell was a Congressional Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from North Carolina

North Carolina

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; born on a farm near Milton, North Carolina

Milton, North Carolina

Milton is a town in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 132 at the 2000 census. It is adjacent to the Virginia International Raceway, which is just across the NC/VA state line.-Geography:...

, June 13, 1800; attended Bingham’s School, Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...

, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 in 1821; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Morganton, North Carolina

Morganton, North Carolina

Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census...

, in 1830; moved to Jefferson, North Carolina

Jefferson, North Carolina

Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ashe County.-History:...

, in 1831; court clerk

Court clerk

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 of the superior court

Superior court

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 of Ashe County; moved to Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census, and it is the second largest municipality in the county. The 2010 Census listed the town's population at 3,044. The town is located along the south bank of the...

, in 1835, and resumed the practice of law; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lewis Williams

Lewis Williams

For the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....

 and served from April 27, 1842, to March 3, 1843; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; member of the State house of commons

North Carolina General Assembly

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 1852-1854; elected to the State senate in 1860; delegate to the State convention of May 20, 1861, that passed the Ordinance of Secession

Ordinance of Secession

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, and voted against secession; was appointed judge

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 of the superior court by Provisional Governor

Governor of North Carolina

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 Holden

William Woods Holden

William Woods Holden was the 38th and 40th Governor of North Carolina in 1865 and from 1868 to 1871. He was the leader of the state's Republican Party during Reconstruction. Holden was the second governor in American history to be impeached, and the first to be removed from office...

 in September 1865, subsequently elected and reelected, and served until June 30, 1875, when he resigned; died in Statesville, North Carolina

Statesville, North Carolina

Statesville is a city located in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States and was named an All-America City in 1997 and 2009. The population was 24,633 at the 2010 census...

, December 24, 1876; interment in the Presbyterian Cemetery.

External links

• U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory