to 1893, and chairman of several committees related to coastlines and the ocean during his terms in the Senate. He was also chairman of the committee on claims from 1891 to 1893 and chairman of the committee of elections and privileges from 1895 to 1897. In 1905, Mitchell was indicted in the Oregon land fraud scandal, involving his use of political influence in the federal government to help clients with their land claims. He was convicted. An appeal of the conviction was under way and the Senate was beginning proceedings to expel him when Mitchell died of an illness in Portland, Oregon. He was buried at River View Cemetery in Portland. Legacy and family The town of Mitchell, Oregon, was named after him. His daughter, Mattie Elizabeth Mitchell, married François XVI Alfred Gaston, 5th Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Duc de Liancourt, Prince de Marcillac, Duc d'Anville, in 1892. His eldest daughter, Margaret Mitchell Griffin, died at age 41 in New York City, from shock following a surgical procedure. See also List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes List of federal political scandals in the United States List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) List of United States senators expelled or censured References External links John H. Mitchell - Oregon History Project |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1835 births 1905 deaths 19th-century American politicians American politicians convicted of federal public corruption crimes Bigamists Burials at River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon) Oregon lawyers Oregon politicians convicted of crimes People from Washington County, Pennsylvania Presidents of the Oregon State Senate Republican Party Oregon state senators Republican Party United States senators from Oregon