Background
Mitchell, James Mccormick was born on September 6, 1873 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of Review Samuel S. and Theresa E. (Wierman) Mitchell.
Mitchell, James Mccormick was born on September 6, 1873 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of Review Samuel S. and Theresa E. (Wierman) Mitchell.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1894, A.M., 1897, Doctor of Laws, 1945. Bachelor of Laws, University of Buffalo, 1897.
Admitted to New York bar. Practiced law at Buffalo, New York, since 1897. Member of the law firm Bissell, Carey & Cooke, 1902-1906, Kenefick, Cooke, Mitchell & Bass, 1906-1929, Kenefick, Cooke, Mitchell, Bass & Letchworth since 1929.
Director Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, 1928-1931. Trustee Buffalo Board of Trade. Life member Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, member Graduate Council, Princeton University, 1918-1923, 1932-1937.
Chairman Council, University of Buffalo. Trustee 1st Presbyterian Church (president 1920-1924, 1931-1935).
Member American Bar assosiation, New York State Bar Association (Vice-President 1929, president 1943), Erie County Bar Association, Association Bar City of New York, American Arbitration Association, American Academy Political and Social Science (life), Academy Political Science, American Society International Law, American Political Science Association, American Economics Association, American Law Institute (life). Clubs: Buffalo (president 1918), Saturn (dean 1924), Buffalo Country (president 1937-1938), Thursday, Buffalo Tennis and Squash (president 1918).
Married Lavinia Austin Avery, December 5, 1906. Children: Margaret (Mistress Robert Fisher), Ruth Avery (Mistress David A. Thompson), Austin Avery.