John Fletcher Mitchell (October 12, 1862 – October 6, 1943)
was a politician in
Manitoba
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, Canada. He served in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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from 1908 to 1910, as a member of the
Conservative Party
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.
Biography
Mitchell was born in
Cramahe
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,
Canada West (now
Ontario
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), to Esther L. Sweet and Samuel Mitchell; he was educated at public school and a commercial college. He moved to Manitoba in 1881, and became president of the Manitoba Printing and Engraving Corporation. He was also an
alderman
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in
Winnipeg
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for four years, and during part of 1900, acting mayor.
He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the
1907 provincial election, winning a fairly easily victory over his
Liberal
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opponent in
Winnipeg North. The Conservative Party won this election under the leadership of
Rodmond Roblin, and Mitchell served as a government
backbench
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er for the next three years. He lost to Liberal candidate
Solomon Hart Green
Solomon Hart Green (October 23, 1885 – April 13, 1969) was a Jewish Canadian politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a Liberal, making him the first Jewish Canadian to serve in ...
by 620 votes in the
1910 election. He served as Quartermaster of the 10th Battalion during World War I, and was later Honorary Colonel of the regiment. He died in Winnipeg and is buried in the St. James Anglican Cemetery there.
References
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver
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1862 births
1943 deaths
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs