William Mitchell (March 14, 1851 – May 10, 1926) was a Canadian politician. Born in Durham Township,

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, the son of Thomas Mitchell and Margaret Patrick, both from the north of Ireland, Mitchell started working for a railway company in

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. He moved back to Durham where he worked in the lumber business. He later moved to

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, where he also worked in the lumber business. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1904 by

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. He sat as a

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and served until his death in 1926. His son,

Walter George Mitchell Walter George Mitchell, (May 30, 1877 – April 3, 1935) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Early life Born in Danby, Quebec, the son of William Mitchell, a Canadian senator, and Dora Godard, Mitchell was educated at the Montreal Hig ...

, was also a politician.

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1851 births 1926 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators Anglophone Quebec people Canadian people of Irish descent {{Quebec-senator-stub