John H. Mitchell

John Mitchell
United States Senator from Oregon
In office March 4, 1901 – December 8, 1905
Preceded by	George W. McBride
Succeeded by	John M. Gearin
In office November 18, 1885 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	James H. Slater
Succeeded by	Joseph Simon
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Henry W. Corbett
Succeeded by	James H. Slater
3rd President of the Oregon Senate
In office 1864–1866
Preceded by	Wilson Bowlby
Succeeded by	Thomas R. Cornelius
Member of the Oregon Senate from the Multnomah County district
In office 1862–1866
Personal details
Born	(1835-06-22)June 22, 1835 Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 8, 1905(1905-12-08) (aged 70) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Republican
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John Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell (June 22, 1835 – December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, and convicted criminal. He served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon on three occasions between 1873 and 1905. He also served as president of the state senate, did the initial legal work involved in the dispute that led to the landmark Supreme Court case of Pennoyer v. Neff, and later was involved with the Oregon land fraud scandal, for which he was indicted and convicted while a sitting U.S. Senator. He is one of twelve U.S. Senators indicted while in office, and one of five convicted.^[1][2]