Robert Watson Mitchell

Background

Mitchell, Robert Watson was born on October 11, 1910 in Randolph, Vermont, United States. Son of Robert J. and Stella (Watson) Mitchell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1932; postgraduate, London School Economics, 1933; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Vermont, 1985; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Middlebury College, 1993.

Career

Senior editor, public, president, Rutland (Vermont) Herald, 1942-1993; president, Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus, 1964-1993. Past president Rutland Industrial Development Corporation.

Achievements

• Robert Watson Mitchell has been listed as a noteworthy Publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Rhodes Scholarship Committee. Member Sigma Delta Chi. Clubs: National Press.

Connections

Married Rita C. Morrissey, March 15, 1935 (deceased August 1945). Children: Margaret (Mistress William B. Mather, Junior), Robert John. Married Virginia Wright Buckingham, November 27, 1946.

Children: Thomas Son of, Mary R.

Father:

Robert J. Mitchell

Mother:

Stella (Watson) Mitchell

Spouse:

Rita C. Morrissey

Spouse:

Virginia Wright Buckingham

child:

Junior) Mitchell

child:

Margaret (Mistress William B. Mather Mitchell

child:

Thomas Son of Mitchell

child:

Mary R. Mitchell

child:

Robert John Mitchell