John Mitchell (Hull politician)
John Mitchell (c.1781 – 29 August 1859)[1] was an English Tory[2] politician. He was the son of David Mitchell, a Jamaica planter. He was educated at Westminster School and Christchurch School. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1803, and was called to the bar in 1808.[3]
He was elected at the 1818 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston-upon-Hull, and held the seat until 1826 general election,[1] when he did not contest Hull.[2]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 405. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ historyofparliamentonline.org, Mitchell, John (?1781-1859), of Richmond, Surr.