David Brydie Mitchell
| David Brydie Mitchell | |
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| 27th Governor of Georgia | |
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In office November 10, 1809 – November 5, 1813 |
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| Preceded by | Jared Irwin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Early |
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In office November 20, 1815 – March 4, 1817 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Early |
| Succeeded by | William Rabun |
| Attorney General of Georgia | |
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In office 1801–1806 |
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| Preceded by | George Walker |
| Succeeded by | Robert Walker |
| Member of the Georgia Senate | |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1766 Richmond, Virginia, United States, USA, ), UA |
| Died | April 22, 1837 (aged 70) Mount Nebo Plantation, Milledgeville |
| Profession | Lawyer |
David Brydie Mitchell (October 22, 1766 – April 22, 1837) was an American politician in Georgia who was elected in 1809 as governor of the state, serving two terms. He was elected again in 1815 for one term.
Mitchell moved to Georgia at the age of 24. He had earlier been elected as mayor of Savannah and was appointed as state attorney general. He also served three terms in the Georgia legislature, two in the General Assembly, and one in the Senate.
Mitchell resigned from the governorship in 1817 to accept an appointment by President James Monroe as United States Indian Agent to the Creek Nation in their lands in present-day Georgia and Alabama. He followed the more than two-decade tenure of Benjamin Hawkins. In 1820 he was prosecuted for being involved in smuggling of American slaves from Spanish Florida. He was replaced in 1821 by President James Madison, who appointed John Crowell.
Mitchell was born in Richmond, Virginia, on October 22, 1766. As a young man, he inherited land in Georgia from his late uncle.
He moved to Georgia in 1782 after the American Revolutionary War to Savannah, Georgia to claim it. Enthusiastic about the new country, Mitchell read the law with established attorneys and passed the bar. He was elected as mayor of Savannah (1801–1802) and made connections statewide.
Mitchell married Jane Mills in 1792, and according to family records the couple had six children: William, John, Sara, Edward, Mary, and David II.
Mitchell was appointed as Attorney General of Georgia (1796–1806). He moved to Mount Nebo Plantation, near the state capital of Milledgeville. He served three terms in the Georgia General Assembly, two as a representative and one in the Senate.
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