James Mitchell (Covenanter)

James Mitchell
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Died18 January 1678
ReligionChristianity
SchoolPresbyterianism
ProfessionTobacconist
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ProfessionTobacconist
Some had hands cut off & hanged, some beheaded

James Mitchell or James Mitchel, (d. 18 January 1678), was a religious covenanter who tried to assassinate Archbishop James Sharp.

Mitchell is a central character in James Robertson's historical novel, The Fanatic.