Franklin John Trehern Mitchell (December 27, 1925 – September 15, 2021) was a plasterer and political figure in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. He represented

Esquimalt The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquim ...

from 1951 to 1952 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and

Esquimalt-Port Renfrew Esquimalt-Port Renfrew was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986. Its predecessor riding was Esquimalt. Its principal successor-riding, which is the current riding, is Esquimalt-Metchosin. ...

from 1979 to 1986 as a New Democratic Party member in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. After completing high school, Mitchell joined the Canadian Merchant Navy. He served in the infantry and paratroop division of the

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during

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. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1951 by-election held following the death of . Mitchell was reelected in 1952 but then defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1953 and 1975. 1956, Mitchell became a police officer with the Esquimalt Police Department.

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1925 births 2021 deaths British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs Canadian police officers Canadian military personnel of World War II Politicians from Victoria, British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub