Early Life
Mitchell was born in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland on October 22, 1766.
As a young man, he immigrated in 1782 after the American Revolutionary War to Savannah, Georgia after having inherited land from his late uncle. Enthusiastic about the new country, he read the law and became an attorney. He became an American citizen in 1789. He was elected as mayor of the city (1801–1802) and made connections statewide.
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