The Political Graveyard: Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Harrison Reed (1813-1899) — of Florida. Born in Littleton, Middlesex County, Mass., August 26, 1813. Republican. Newspaper editor; Governor of Florida, 1868-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1876; postmaster at Tallahassee, Fla., 1890-93. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., March 25, 1899 (age 85 years, 211 days). Interment at St. Nicholas Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.

		Relatives: Son of Seth Reed and Rhoda (Finney) Reed; brother of Mary Reed (who married Alexander Mitchell).
		Political family: Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 17, 1817. Democrat. Banker; president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 1864-87; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th District 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). Scottish ancestry. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 19, 1887 (age 69 years, 184 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.

		Relatives: Son of John Mitchell and Margaret (Lendrum) Mitchell; married to Martha Reed (sister of Harrison Reed); father of John Lendrum Mitchell.
		Political family: Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
		The city of Mitchell, South Dakota, is named for him. — The city of Alexandria, South Dakota, is named for him. — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Mitchell (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

John Lendrum Mitchell (1842-1904) — also known as John L. Mitchell — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 19, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1872-73, 1876-77; member of Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin, 1888; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1891-93; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1893-99. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 29, 1904 (age 61 years, 254 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.

		Relatives: Son of Alexander Mitchell; father of Gen. Billy Mitchell.
		Political family: Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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