Succeeded by Augustus Garland Name Charles Mitchel Political party Democratic | Succeeded by Benjamin Rice Preceded by Robert Johnson | |
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Preceded by Constituency established Born September 19, 1815
Gallatin, Tennessee, US ( 1815-09-19 ) Died September 20, 1864(1864-09-20) (aged 49)
Little Rock, Arkansas, US | ||
Charles B. Mitchel (born Charles Burton Mitchel; September 19, 1815 – September 20, 1864) was an American physician who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate in 1861, and in the Confederate States Senate from 1861 until his death.
Biography
Mitchel was born on September 19, 1815, in Gallatin, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Nashville, in 1833, and from the Jefferson Medical College in 1836; moved to Washington, Arkansas, and practiced medicine for 25 years; member, Arkansas House of Representatives in 1848; receiver of public moneys, from 1853 to 1856; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1860 to the 37th United States Congress; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, and served from March 4, 1861, until July 11, 1861, when he was expelled for support of the rebellion; elected to the Confederate States Senate at the first session of the Arkansas General Assembly and served until his death, September 20, 1864, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington, Arkansas.