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Cicero Mitchell was a blacksmith and state legislator in Mississippi. He was born in North Carolina. He represented Holmes County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1871 and in 1878.

In 1869 he was elected with fellow "Radical Republicans" from Holmes County to the state house.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. "Cicero Mitchell – Against All Odds".
2. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 151
3. "Clipped From The Clarion-Ledger". December 9, 1869. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.

• Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature