John Davidson Mitchell (5 November 1869 – 26 February 1943) was an Australian politician. He was born near Glenlyon to farmer John Mitchell and Ellen Davidson. He was a farmer at North Mooroopna before becoming a builder in

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. Around 1897 he married Annie Maria Meaklim, with whom he had five children. From 1907 to 1916 he served on Shepparton Shire Council and was president from 1912 to 1913. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1914 and served as a backbench Liberal and

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until his defeat in 1920. He unsuccessfully contested Goulburn Valley again in 1921, and served on Shepparton Council again from 1927 to 1929. Mitchell died in Shepparton in 1943.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, John 1869 births 1943 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly