Biography

1732 - 05/25/1818

Brigadier General David Mitchell (Constitutionalist, Quid10) Cumberland County 1805-1806 (Democratic-Republican10) Cumberland County 1806-1809

Early Life:

Brigadier General David Mitchell Born 1732, Brigadier General, Field Staff, 7th Battalion, Cumberland County Militia Revolutionary War, July 31, 1777-1783; elected, Constitutionalist, Pennsylvania General Assembly, 1787-1790; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1790-1805; Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, 1800; elected, Constitutionalist (Quid), Pennsylvania State Senate, 1805-1806; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1806-1809; unsuccessful campaign, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1817; married, Martha Brown, daughters, Margaret, Jane; died, May 25, 1818 (aged 86), New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania; interment, Poplar Hill Burying Ground, Perry County, Pennsylvania. 

Early Career:

Brigadier General, Field Staff, 7th Battalion, Cumberland County Militia Revolutionary War, July 31, 1777-1783. 

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, Constitutionalist, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Cumberland County, 1787-1790.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Cumberland County, 1790-1805.

Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, 9th district Pennsylvania, 1800.

Elected, Constitutionalist (Quid), Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Cumberland County, 1805-1806.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Cumberland County, 1806-1809.

Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Centre and Clearfield Counties, 1817.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

BG David Mitchell (1732-1818) - Find a Grave Memorial