Thomas Alexander Mitchell

Thomas Alexander Mitchell (1812 – 16 March 1875)^[1] was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1875.

Mitchell was a merchant in the City of London. He was a partner in the firm of Mitchell, Yeames and Co, a member of the committee of management of Lloyds Shipping Register and chairman of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.^[2]

At the 1841 general election, Mitchell was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bridport.^[3] He held the seat until his death 1875,^[3] aged 63.

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^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 63–4. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links edit

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Mitchell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Swynfen Jervis Henry Warburton	Member of Parliament for Bridport 1841 – 1875 With: Henry Warburton to Sept 1841 Alexander Baillie-Cochrane Sept 1841 – 1846 John Romilly 1846–47 Alexander Baillie-Cochrane 1847–52 John Patrick Murrough 1852–57 Kirkman Hodgson 1857–68 (only 1 seat from 1868)	Succeeded by Pandeli Ralli

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)

[Debrett-2] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870

[craig1832-1885-3] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 63–4. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

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