John Hipple Mitchell letter
Scope and Contents
In the letter, Mitchell wrote that he could be glad to do Miller a favor and speak up for him but that he feels it would be improper to recommend anyone to the incoming President unless asked. He also informs Miller that another Portland, Oregon gentleman wrote Mitchell a similar letter.
Dates
- Creation: 1893 January 31
Creator
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Biographical / Historical
John Hipple Mitchell (1835-1905) born in in Washington County, Pennsylvania, as John Mitchell Hipple; by the time he was practicing law in Oregon he was using the name John Hipple Mitchell.
He served in the Oregon State senate, from 1862 to 1866, and the last two years he was President of the Senate.
In 1872, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1879. After the election, his "opponents tried to prevent his seating, charging him with bigamy, desertion, and living under an assumed name, but a Senate committee decided the charges did not merit investigation."
He served in the U.S. Senate again in 1885 until 1897, and was elected again in 1901 and he served until his death in 1905. "At the time of his death, [Mitchell] had been indicted and convicted of having received fees for expediting the land claims of clients before the United States Land Commissioner, and an appeal was pending.
Extent
0.025 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
John Hipple Mitchell (1835-1905) served in the Oregon State senate from 1862 to 1866 and also served in the U.S. Senate from 1885 to 1897 and 1901 to 1905. The collection contains a letter dated January 31, 1893 from Mitchell to Robert A. Miller, who was also an Oregon politician, regarding Miller's wish to be appointed minister to Turkey.
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Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the John Hipple Mitchell Letter
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
