Henry L. Mitchell
Henry Laurens Mitchell | |
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Governor of Florida | |
| In office January 3, 1893 – January 5, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Francis P. Fleming |
| Succeeded by | William D. Bloxham |
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| Born | September 3, 1831 near Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | October 14, 1903 (aged 72) Tampa, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Eugenia Spencer Mitchell |
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Henry Laurens Mitchell (September 3, 1831 – October 14, 1903) was an
Mitchell was born near
When the American Civil War began, Mitchell resigned from his post as Florida Attorney General and enlisted in the Confederate States Army.[2] Mitchell was such a strong supporter of Southern nationalism that he had two members of his Masonic lodge expelled for fighting in the Union Army. In July 1863, Mitchell left the Confederate Army to take a seat in the Florida House of Representatives, to which he had been elected while serving. He was reelected after the war, in 1873 and 1875.[1] His brother Charles Mitchell later became the Florida Commissioner of Land and Immigration, the modern equivalent of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
In 1888, Mitchell was appointed to the
After he left office, Mitchell returned to
In 1915, Henry Mitchell Elementary School opened and was named after him.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Henry Laurens Mitchell". Florida Department of State. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Soldier Details". National Park Service. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
External links
- Henry L. Mitchell at Find a Grave
- Henry Laurens Mitchell City of Tampa, Oaklawn Cemetery
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