John Mitchell

John Mitchell (29 December 1794 – 28 April 1870) was an American minister and author.

Life He was the son of John and Abigail (Waterhouse) Mitchell, and was born in Chester, Connecticut, on 29 December 1794. He graduated from Yale College in 1821. In the autumn of 1821, he entered Andover Theological Seminary, but left after about nine months, in consequence of impaired health. In January 1824, he became the editor of the Christian Spectator, a religious and theological monthly published in New Haven. He also published occasional sermons, and contributed to periodicals, and was editorially connected with different newspapers. At the time of his death he had nearly completed a book of sketches under the title of Derwent.

He was married, 13 October 1825, to Mary A. Tomlinson, daughter of Charles Tomlinson, M.D., of Stratford. He had three sons, two of whom survived him. He died in Stratford, Connecticut, 28 April 1870, aged 75 years.