▁considered ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁person ▁in ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Mitchell ▁represented ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁ 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Fort y - second ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁▁ ▁After ▁red istrict ing ▁he ▁represented ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁ 4 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Fort y - third ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁but ▁he ▁decl ined . ▁ ▁Cur ling ▁enthus iast ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁cur ler , ▁and ▁helped ▁popular ize ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Cur ling ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁and ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁elected ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁Cur ling ▁Club . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁died ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Forest ▁Home ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Mil w au kee . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Mitchell ▁owned ▁a ▁m ansion ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁County ▁Cour th ouse , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Club . ▁ ▁The ▁Historic ▁Mitchell ▁Street ▁neighborhood ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mitchell , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Mack ie ▁Building , ▁which ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁Mitchell ▁as ▁an ▁invest ment ▁property , ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the