Henry Mitchell

Henry Mitchell (1784 – January 12, 1856) was an American medical doctor and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York.

Biography He was the son of John Mitchell and Elizabeth Sherman (daughter of Rev. Josiah Sherman and Martha Minott); she was the niece of founding father Roger Sherman and the sister of Roger Minott Sherman.

Mitchell was born in Woodbury, Connecticut in 1784. He pursued classical studies under private tutors and graduated from the medical department of Yale College in 1804. He engaged in the practice of medicine in Norwich, New York.

Political career He became a member of the New York State Assembly in 1827; elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd United States Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835).

Later career and death After his term in office, he resumed the practice of medicine; died in Norwich, New York on January 12, 1856; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.