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David Brydie Mitchell (1766-1837) was an American
United States

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 politician.

hell was born in Muthill
Muthill

Muthill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies on the former railway line connecting Perth, Scotland and Crieff, 3 miles south of Crieff....
, Perthshire
Perthshire

Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south....
, Scotland
Scotland

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 on October 22, 1766 and moved to Savannah to settle the affairs of his late uncle. He later moved to Mount Nebo Plantation, near Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville, Georgia

Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County, Georgia in the U.S. state of Georgia . It is northeast of Macon, Georgia, Located just before Eatonton, Georgia on the way to Athens, Georgia along U.S....
.

hell served two consecutive two-year terms as governor of Georgia (1809- 1813) and a third non-consecutive term from 1815 to 1817 thus being the last governor of Georgia born outside the United States .

Prior to his first term as governor, Mitchell was the Attorney General of Georgia (1796 -1806) and served three terms in the Georgia General Assembly
Georgia General Assembly

The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia . It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
, two as a representative
Georgia House of Representatives

The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly of Georgia ....
 and one in the Senate
Georgia Senate

The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly ....
.

Mitchell resigned from his third term as governor to become President James Monroe
James Monroe

James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
's appointee as the U.S. agent
Indian agent

In United States history, an Indian agent was an individual authorized to interact with Native Americans in the United States tribes on behalf of the U.S. government....
 to the Creek
Creek people

The Muscogee , their original name they use to identify themselves today, also known as the Creek, are an American Indians in the United States people originally from the Southern United States....
 Indians.






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David Brydie Mitchell (1766-1837) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 politician.

Early life

Mitchell was born in Muthill
Muthill

Muthill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies on the former railway line connecting Perth, Scotland and Crieff, 3 miles south of Crieff....
, Perthshire
Perthshire

Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 on October 22, 1766 and moved to Savannah to settle the affairs of his late uncle. He later moved to Mount Nebo Plantation, near Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville, Georgia

Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County, Georgia in the U.S. state of Georgia . It is northeast of Macon, Georgia, Located just before Eatonton, Georgia on the way to Athens, Georgia along U.S....
.

Political career

Mitchell served two consecutive two-year terms as governor of Georgia (1809- 1813) and a third non-consecutive term from 1815 to 1817 thus being the last governor of Georgia born outside the United States .

Prior to his first term as governor, Mitchell was the Attorney General of Georgia (1796 -1806) and served three terms in the Georgia General Assembly
Georgia General Assembly

The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia . It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
, two as a representative
Georgia House of Representatives

The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly of Georgia ....
 and one in the Senate
Georgia Senate

The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly ....
.

Mitchell resigned from his third term as governor to become President James Monroe
James Monroe

James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
's appointee as the U.S. agent
Indian agent

In United States history, an Indian agent was an individual authorized to interact with Native Americans in the United States tribes on behalf of the U.S. government....
 to the Creek
Creek people

The Muscogee , their original name they use to identify themselves today, also known as the Creek, are an American Indians in the United States people originally from the Southern United States....
 Indians. One of Mitchell's responsibilities during this time was the negotiation of the Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818)
Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818)

The Treaty of the Creek Agency was signed on January 22, 1818, at the Creek Agency on the Flint River in Georgia . The treaty was handled for the U.S....
.

Mitchell served as the inferior court judge of Baldwin County, Georgia
Baldwin County, Georgia

Baldwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 44,700. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 46,057 ....
 beginning in 1828. He was later elected as Baldwin County's State Senator in 1836.

Also of Note

Fort Mitchell National Cemetery (formerly the old post cemetery at Fort Mitchell) opened in 1987 in Phenix City, Alabama
Phenix City, Alabama

Phenix City is a city in Lee County, Alabama and Russell County, Alabama in the U.S. state of Alabama, although primarily in Russell County. As of 2006, the population of the city was 30,067, according to Census Bureau estimates....
. The original fort was named after George Mitchell and was built by the Georgia Militia in 1813 on land that was personally donated by Mitchell.

Death and Legacy

Mitchell died at his home in Milledgeville, Mount Nebo Plantation on April 22, 1837 and is buried at Memory Hill Cemetery
Memory Hill Cemetery

Memory Hill Cemetery is an United States cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia, Georgia . The cemetery opened in 1804....
 of the same city.