E. Coppée Mitchell

Edward Coppée Mitchell (July 26, 1836 – January 25, 1887) was a professor and Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1]

E. Coppée Mitchell
Born
Edward Coppée Mitchell

(1836-07-26)July 26, 1836
Savannah, Georgia
DiedJanuary 25, 1887(1887-01-25) (aged 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery
EmployerUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School
Political partyDemocratic
Children6

Biography

Mitchell was born in Savannah, Georgia.[1] He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1835.[1] He worked in the law office of John C. Mitchell, and was admitted to the bar in October 1858.[1]

He lived at 2015 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Mitchell was married, and had six children.[1] He was a Democrat.[1]

Mitchell was a professor of real estate, conveyancing, and equity jurisprudence and beginning in 1874 Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, which he began teaching at in 1872.[2][1]

He authored a number of legal books.[3] Among them, Mitchell co-authored The law of real estate and conveyancing in Pennsylvania (1890) with Robert Ralston.[4]

Mitchell was a senior member of the Masonic Order, and served as Right Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania from 1885-1886.[1][5] W.C. Fields was a member of E. Coppee Mitchell Freemason Lodge Number 936 in Philadelphia.[6]

He suffered from bouts of pneumonia, and died of heart failure.[1][7] Mitchell is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[8]

References
  1. "E. Coppee Mitchell obituary". The Times. January 26, 1887.
  2. Gopsill's Philadelphia Business Directory. J. Gopsill. 1879 – via Google Books.
  3. "Mitchell, E. Coppée 1836-1887 (Edward Coppée) [WorldCat Identities]".
  4. Mitchell, E. Coppée (Edward Coppée); Ralston, Robert (1890). The law of real estate and conveyancing in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Rees Welsh.
  5. "Past Grand Masters," Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
  6. Journey's Within
  7. "Death of E. Coppee Mitchell". The Times. January 26, 1887.
  8. "Edward Coppee Mitchell (1836-1887) - Find A Grave Memorial".
Preceded by
E. Spencer Miller		 Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
1874–1886		 Succeeded by
Christopher Stuart Patterson
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