Mitchell, John (M)

Surname: Mitchell
Forename(s): John
b. 1807. d. 1845. Nationality: Scottish.
Working-class poet and Chartist. Author of Poems, Radical Rhymes, Tales, &c (Aberdeen, 1840), which he dedicated to Ebenezer Elliott. Birth and death dates from H. Gustav Klaus, ‘Moral Force’ and ‘Physical Force’ in the Poetry of Chartism: John Mitchell and David Wright of Aberdeen, Philological Quarterly, vol. 92, no. 2, Spring 2003, pp. 147-75. (AC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 4
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Vision of Famine. Part I 1840-04-18 The Chartist Circular Poet 1976
The Vision of Famine. Part Second 1840-04-25 The Chartist Circular Poet 1977
The League of Crime 1840-07-25 The Chartist Circular Poet 43
The Year of our Redemption 1841-01-30 The Chartist Circular Poet 81