Background
The son of John B. Mitchell and Anna Barnes, he was born in Saint John"s and later entered the family brokerage agency.
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Harold Mitchell
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He represented Trinity South in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1932 to 1934 as a United Newfoundland Party member. In 1915, Mitchell joined the Newfoundland Regiment. He was wounded at Gallipoli and returned home to Newfoundland.
He helped form the Great War Veterans" Association and served as the first president of the local branch of the association.
Mitchell was an unsuccessful candidate for the Trinity Bay seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1924 and 1928. He was elected in 1932, defeating Sir Richard Squires.
He served in the Newfoundland cabinet as a minister without portfolio. Mitchell died in New York City in 1952.
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Political Party
Newfoundland Party member