William Mitchell (January 19, 1807 – September 11, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States representative from Indiana from 1861 to 1863.
It provided a means of opening up northern Michigan for development of towns and cities.
[1] Mitchell practiced law in Kendallville and served as the first postmaster for the town from 1836 to 1846.
He died in Macon, Georgia in 1865 and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Indiana.
New York State Senator Thomas B. Mitchell (died 1876) was his brother.