Anderson Mitchell

Anderson Mitchell (June 13, 1800 – December 24, 1876) was a US representative from North Carolina.

After being admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Morganton, North Carolina in 1830.

Being elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Lewis Williams, Mitchell, a member of the Whig party, served in the Twenty-seventh Congress from April 27, 1842, to March 3, 1843.

In September 1865, he was appointed judge of the superior court by Provisional Governor Holden, where he was subsequently elected and reelected, and served until his resignation on June 30, 1875.

Anderson Mitchell died in Statesville, North Carolina on December 24, 1876 and was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery.