Early life
Mitchell was the son of Mary Rollo (1846–1933) and her husband, Robert Mitchell (1842–1892), a solicitor from Perth, Scotland, Perth. He was educated at Perth Academy, and at the University of St Andrews, where graduated with an Master of Arts, MA in 1895. He then studied law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1895 with an LLB.Career
He practised as a solicitor in Perth for some years and was called to the Bar, called to the Scottish Bar in 1914. He became a King's Counsel in 1924. He was elected Liberal MP for Perth (UK Parliament constituency), Perth at the 1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 general election in a straight fight against the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative incumbent Archibald Noel Skelton, Noel Skelton but lost it back in 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924. He did not stand for Parliament again. In October 1934, he was appointed as Chairman of the Scottish Land Court, succeeding Lord St Vigeans, who had resigned. He took the judicial title Lord Macgregor Mitchell,''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 and held the post until his death in 1938. He is buried with his parents near the summit of Wellshill Cemetery in north Perth.Sources
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