Robert Weld Mitchell

Robert Weld Mitchell MBE (10 August 1915 – 13 December 1994) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada and a lawyer.

Robert Weld Mitchell
Member of Parliament
for London
In office
August 1953 – April 1957
Personal details
Born(1915-08-10)10 August 1915
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 13, 1994(1994-12-13) (aged 79)
Resting placeWoodland Cemetery, London, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Betty Elaine Heaslip
(m. 17 August 1940)[1]
ProfessionLawyer

He was born in Toronto, the son of Percy Dawson Mitchell and Olive Weld, and was educated at Ridley College and Osgoode Hall.[1] Mitchell was called to the Ontario bar in 1958.[2] He was a director of William Weld Co. Ltd., served as president of the London Boy Scouts Association,[1] was president of the London Chamber of Commerce from 1962 to 1963 and served as vice-president of Supertest Petroleum, later part of BP Canada.[2]

Between 1940 and 1945, Mitchell served in the Canadian Army with The Perth Regiment.[1]

He was first elected at the London riding in the 1953 general election. After serving only one federal term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Mitchell left federal politics and did not seek re-election.[3] He died in 1994.[4]

References
  1. Normandin, Pierre G. (1956). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Canadian Who's Who. Vol. XI. Toronto. 1967–1969.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Robert Weld Mitchell – Parliament of Canada biography
  4. Woodland Cemetery Burial Records.
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