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George Arthur Mitchell

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Sir George Arthur Mitchell, pastel drawing by Stephen C Dickson

Sir George Arthur Mitchell FRSE MIME (1860–1948) was a Scottish mining engineer and company director. He was Director of both the Clydesdale Bank and Midland Bank and of several collieries. He endowed the Mitchell Lectures at Glasgow University.

Life

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The grave of George Arthur Mitchell, Glasgow Necropolis

He was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire,on 20 June 1860, the son of Alexander Moncrieff Mitchell, a colliery owner (son of Moncrieff Mitchell),[1] and his wife Elizabeth Mitchell, sister of Sir Arthur Mitchell. He studied Science and engineering at Glasgow University graduating MA.[2]

In 1897 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Lord Kelvin, John Gray McKendrick, James Thomson Bottomley and Sir Arthur Mitchell. He was knighted by King George V in 1935.[3]

In 1904 he was living in a new and exclusive property at 9 Lowther Terrace in Kelvinside in Glasgow and was listed as Director of the Flemington Coal Company.[4] The building was designed by his architect cousin Sydney Mitchell in 1906.[5]

He died at Drumquhassle House near Drymen on 16 February 1948. He is buried in the Glasgow Necropolis. The grave lies on the eastern edge of the north section on the upper plateau.

He did not marry and had no children. He was Deacon of the Hammermen of Glasgow in 1922.

Positions of Note

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References

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  1. ^ "George Arthur Mitchell". glasgowwestaddress.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Sir George Arthur Mitchell". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1910
  5. ^ Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow by McWilliam, Riches and Higgs