Background
Mitchell, William was born on January 19, 1807 in Root, New York, United States.
Mitchell, William was born on January 19, 1807 in Root, New York, United States.
Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1836.
He moved to Kendallville, Indiana and commenced the practice of law. He was appointed first postmaster of Kendallville on December 7, 1836, and served until a successor was appointed on March 7, 1846. He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth Congress.
After leaving Congress, he engaged in the cotton business.
He died in Macon, Georgia in 1865 and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Indiana.
Mitchell was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1841 and a justice of the peace.