Painted portrait of Florida's 24th Supreme Court Justice Henry L. Mitchell.

Title

• Painted portrait of Florida's 24th Supreme Court Justice Henry L. Mitchell.

Image Number

• SC00231

Year

• Between 1888 and 1891

Series Title

• General: Supreme Court collection.
• Specific: Supreme Court collection S2055

Biography Note

• Mitchell was born near Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama on September 3, 1831. He served on the Florida Supreme Court from August 7, 1888 to January 1, 1891 and then as the 16th Governor of Florida from 1893 until 1897. Henry L. Mitchell died in Tampa on October 14, 1903 and was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Physical Description

• 1 digital image - col.

Subject Term

• Government officials
• Men--Florida--Tallahassee--Portraits
• Portraits--Florida--Tallahassee
• Portrait painting
• Courts--Officials and employees
• Judges--Florida--Tallahassee--Portraits

Geographic Term

• Leon County (Fla.)
• Florida--Politics and government--1888-1891.
• Tallahassee (Fla.)

Personal Subject

• Mitchell, Henry Laurens, 1831-1903--Portraits.

Subject Corporate

• Florida. Supreme Court Justice (1888-1891 : Mitchell), Biography-Portraits.

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