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Nahum Mitchell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 Preceded by Phanuel Bishop Succeeded by Joseph Barker Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts In office 1822–1827 Governor John Brooks William Eustis Marcus Morton Preceded by Daniel Sargent Succeeded by Joseph Sewall Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives In office 1809 1812 Member of the Massachusetts Senate In office 1813–1814 Personal details Born (1769-02-12)February 12, 1769 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay, British America (now East Bridgewater) Died August 1, 1853(1853-08-01) (aged 84) Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. Party Federalist Spouse Nabby Lazell[1]

**Nahum Mitchell** (February 12, 1769 – August 1, 1853) was a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

Born in 1769 in the [eastern portion of Bridgewater](/source/East_Bridgewater%2C_Massachusetts) (which would later be incorporated as a separate municipality in 1823) in [Massachusetts Bay](/source/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay), Mitchell attended the local school. He graduated from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in 1789. He studied law in [Plymouth, Massachusetts](/source/Plymouth%2C_Massachusetts). He was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) and commenced practice in [East Bridgewater, Massachusetts](/source/East_Bridgewater%2C_Massachusetts). He served as member of the State house of representatives 1798–1802.

Mitchell was elected as a [Federalist](/source/Federalist_Party_(United_States)) to the [Eighth Congress](/source/8th_United_States_Congress) (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805). He was not a candidate for renomination. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1809 and 1812. He served as judge of the common pleas court 1811-1821 and chief justice 1819–1821. He served in the State senate in 1813 and 1814. He served as member of the Governor's council 1814–1820. State treasurer of Massachusetts 1822–1827. Librarian in 1835 and 1836 and treasurer 1839-1845 of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Mitchell's love for music began early, was leader of the church choir and a teacher of music in East Bridgewater. One of his pieces was performed in the World's Columbian Exposition concerts in Chicago in 1893.[2] He was also one of the first [American composers](/source/List_of_American_composers);[3] his work sold more than 100,000 copies.[4] He died in [Plymouth, Massachusetts](/source/Plymouth%2C_Massachusetts), August 1, 1853. He was interred in Old Central Street Cemetery, [East Bridgewater, Massachusetts](/source/East_Bridgewater%2C_Massachusetts).

## Publications

- *Grammar of Music* published in the Boston "Euterpeiad"

- *The Brattle Street Collection* (Boston, 1810)

- *The Bridgewater Collection of Sacred Music* (Boston, 1812)

- and a series of articles on the *History of Music*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Davis, William Thomas (1900), *History of the judiciary of Massachusetts: including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, The Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Commonwealth*, Boston, MA: The Boston Book Company, p. 221

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["World's Columbian Exposition Concerts in Chicago, 1893"](http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/chicago.htm).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["American Composer Timeline"](http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm). *www.voxnovus.com*. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nahum Mitchell"](http://virtualology.com/apnahummitchell/). *virtualology.com*. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

## External links

- Media related to [Nahum Mitchell](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nahum_Mitchell) at Wikimedia Commons

- United States Congress. ["Nahum Mitchell (id: M000824)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000824). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Phanuel Bishop Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 Succeeded by Joseph Barker Political offices Preceded by Daniel Sargent Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts 1822–1827 Succeeded by Joseph Sewall

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