1796 - 1878 (82 years)
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Name |
John Wroughton Mitchell |
Birth |
26 May 1796 |
Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1824 |
Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
Death |
31 Jul 1878 |
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA |
Notes |
- Elected Charleston City Attoney in October 1817. That same year, he beganhis law practice in Charleston and became active in Episcopal affairs.Moved to New York City around 1833 and continued his law practice there.Served as Commissioner of Deeds of South Carolina in New York City.Founder of churches and active in Episcopal affairs in the city. Duringthe Civil War, was a Peace Democrat in New York City.
- John Wroughten Mitchell was born in 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina. He married Timothy Green's daughter, Caroline, in 1825. The couple had three children; Clarence Green Mitchell, Anna Elizabeth Mitchell, and Mary Elizabeth Mitchell. John W. Mitchell practiced law in Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in 1817, and in New York when his family relocated in 1835. There, he formed a legal partnership with his brother-in-law, Timothy Ruggles Green. He was appointed the Commissioner of Deeds for Massachusetts in New York City in 1843 and for South Carolina in 1852. John W. Mitchell was active in the Episcopal Church in South Carolina and New York. He served as Treasurer of the Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union Society and became a member of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York. John W. Mitchell died in South Carolina in 1878. His wife Caroline died in 1860.
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Person ID |
I421 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
Last Modified |
24 Oct 2020 |
Father |
John Hinckley Mitchell, b. Dec 1766 d. 6 Jul 1832, Sullivans Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA (Age 65 years) |
Mother |
Anne Hinkley, b. 26 Jul 1760, South Carolina, USA d. 27 Oct 1812, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (Age 52 years) |
Marriage |
1790 |
Family ID |
F204 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Caroline Green, b. 13 Mar 1802, New York City, New York, USA d. 19 May 1860, New York City, New York, USA (Age 58 years) |
Marriage |
18 Aug 1825 |
St Pauls, New York, USA |
Children |
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Family ID |
F131 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
4 Sep 2018 |
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