Charles R. Mitchell
| Charles Richmond Mitchell | |
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| Alberta Minister of Health | |
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In office April 29, 1920 – August 13, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Grant MacKay |
| Succeeded by | Richard Gavin Reid |
| Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs | |
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In office April 29, 1920 – August 13, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Grant MacKay |
| Succeeded by | Richard Gavin Reid |
| Alberta Provincial Treasurer | |
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In office November 28, 1913 – August 13, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Sifton |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Greenfield |
| Alberta Minister of Public Works | |
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In office May 4, 1912 – November 28, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Sifton |
| Succeeded by | Charles Stewart |
| Alberta Minister of Education | |
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In office June 1, 1910 – May 4, 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Cameron Rutherford |
| Succeeded by | John Robert Boyle |
| Attorney-General of Alberta | |
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In office June 1, 1910 – May 4, 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Wilson Cross |
| Succeeded by | Charles Wilson Cross |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office June 12, 1913 – March 18, 1926 |
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| Preceded by | George Lane |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Tweed Shaw |
| Constituency | Bow Valley |
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In office June 29, 1910 – April 17, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | William Thomas Finlay |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Spencer |
| Constituency | Medicine Hat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1872 Newcastle, New Brunswick |
| Died | August 16, 1942 (aged 69) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Peter Mitchell (uncle) |
| Alma mater |
University of New Brunswick King's College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Charles Richmond Mitchell (November 30, 1872 – August 16, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, cabinet minister and former Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Charles R. Mitchell was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. At the time, the Mitchells were a prominent local family: Mitchell's father was the Sheriff of Northumberland County and his uncle was Peter Mitchell, a senator and later Premier of New Brunswick.
He went to the University of New Brunswick and King’s College and took the New Brunswick bar exam in 1897. The next year he moved to Medicine Hat, at that time in the Northwest Territories and opened a thriving legal practice. He was appointed as a Judge in 1907 for the Calgary District Court and joined Arsenal shortly afterwards.
Mitchell was first elected in a by-election in Medicine Hat provincial electoral district on June 29, 1910 after he was appointed to the cabinet by Premier Arthur Lewis Sifton on June 1, 1910.
Mitchell served two cabinet portfolios as the Minister of Education and the Attorney General of the province. He would serve both portfolios for 2 years until he became Minister of Public Works on May 4, 1912, dropping the others. In the 1913 Alberta general election Mitchell was defeated by Nelson Spencer from the Conservative party. Mitchell was the only Cabinet minister defeated that election, but was 1 of a number of high-profile defeats across the province.
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