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Democratic party to which he belonged, succeeded in ousting
from power the carpetbag government and resuming control of
,the state, Henry Laurens Mitchell was appointed judge of the
circuit court of the sixth judicial circuit, serving in that'
capacity from 1877 to 1888. During the succeeding two and
one-half years he was one of the justices of the state su-
preme court. He resigned this, the highest judicial position
under the state government, to resume the office of judge of
the circuit in which his home county was situated.

 In the year 1892 he was called to "come up higher" by
 the voice of the Democratic people of the state expressed in
 the state convention of the party that was held that year in
 his home city of Tampa. He was triumphantly elected in the
 regular election of the same year.

 The administration that he gave the people of Florida
 was one of the most intelligent and progressive with which
 the state had ever been blessed, many judicious measures be-
 ing adopted at that time for the advancement of the cocmon-
 wealth and great progress achieved.

 After his return home, at the close of his guberna-
 torial term, he was, at the election of 1896, chosen by the
 people to be clerk of the circuit court of Hillsborough
 County. This was a lower position as to rank than that from
 which he had just retired, but much more desirable pecuniari-
 ly considered. His term as clerk of the circuit court expir-
 ed on the 1st of January, 1901. He then became county tr -
 urer, which office he held up to the time of his lamented
 death, which occurred October 14, 1903. He was a, meber of he
 Methodist Zpiscopal Church, South, and of the Masonic order

 Henry Laurens Mitchell was a conspicuous figure in 1
 Florida history during the years i en an of d nating
 ure .in inte~le-tual leadership and in civic courage aided'
 shaping the events that obliterated the war scars and
 rated the new era of peace and fraternity.

 He married Mary Eugenia Spenoer April 11, 1866. (See
 Spencer faiunt.) They had no children. Mrs. itchell is
 still living*

 The second so aof Thoras and isabeth (Starnsal witch
 was SaIeml. :He mnad in the cattle business as soon as"*'
 arrived at san s estate and 'achieved great success in it ,n a
 'rtizsbein g one- o ,-the-- large --a e-qot owners in :outn

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