David Brydie Mitchell

David Brydie Mitchell
27th Governor of Georgia
In office November 10, 1809 – November 5, 1813
Preceded by	Jared Irwin
Succeeded by	Peter Early
In office November 20, 1815 – March 4, 1817
Preceded by	Peter Early
Succeeded by	William Rabun
Attorney General of Georgia
In office 1796–1806
Governor	Jared Irwin James Jackson David Emanuel Josiah Tattnall John Milledge
Preceded by	George Walker
Succeeded by	Robert Walker
Member of the Georgia Senate
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	(1766-10-22)October 22, 1766 Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	April 22, 1837(1837-04-22) (aged 70) Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S.
Profession	Lawyer

David Brydie Mitchell (October 22, 1766 – April 22, 1837) was a Scottish born American politician in Georgia who was elected in 1809 as governor of the state, serving two terms. He was elected again in 1815 for one term.

Mitchell moved to Georgia at the age of 24. He had earlier been elected as mayor of Savannah and was appointed as state attorney general. He also served three terms in the Georgia General Assembly, two in the House of Representatives, and one in the Senate.

Mitchell resigned from the governorship in 1817 to accept an appointment by President James Monroe as United States Indian Agent to the Creek Nation in their lands in present-day Georgia and Alabama. He followed the more than two-decade tenure of Benjamin Hawkins. In 1820 he was prosecuted for being involved in smuggling of American slaves from Spanish Florida. He was replaced in 1821 by President Monroe, who appointed John Crowell.