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Charles Burton Mitchel (September 19, 1815 - September 20, 1864) was a medical doctor from Arkansas originally elected to represent that state in the United States Senate in 1860. However, after Arkansas seceded he almost immediately resigned and defected to the Confederate States, where he represented Arkansas in the C.S. Senate during the American Civil War for the remainder of his life.
Charles Burton Mitchel in Southern Victory[]
Charles Burton Mitchel founded an Arkansas political dynasty after the War of Secession (1861-1862). One of his grandsons, Burton Mitchel, became the CSA's first multi-term President, serving from 1922 to 1934.
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Preceded by Robert Ward Johnson |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Arkansas March 4 - July 11, 1861 Served alongside: William King Sebastian |
Succeeded by Vacancy of Seven years, then Benjamin F. Rice |
New institution | Confederate States Senator from Arkansas February 18, 1862 - September 20, 1864 Served alongside: Robert Ward Johnson |
Succeeded by Augustus Hill Garland |