Peter Mitchell (Washington County)
State House: 1882-1883, 1886-1887
Born: 1831 in Lincoln County, TN
Farmer. Educated in Illinois. Listed on the 1880 census in Washington County with wife Scinthy.
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The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
State House: 1882-1883, 1886-1887
Born: 1831 in Lincoln County, TN
Farmer. Educated in Illinois. Listed on the 1880 census in Washington County with wife Scinthy.