Frederick John Mitchell
| Frederick John Mitchell | |
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| 25th Mayor of Edmonton | |
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In office September 1959 – October 14, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | William Hawrelak |
| Succeeded by | Elmer Ernest Roper |
| Alderman on the Edmonton City Council | |
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In office November 13, 1940 – September 1959 |
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In office October 14, 1959 – October 14, 1964 |
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| Born | December 4, 1893 Stratford, Ontario |
| Died | December 25, 1979 (aged 86) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Citizens Committee, Civic Government Association |
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Conservative Party of Alberta |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Louise Philip |
| Children | One son, one daughter |
| Profession | Accountant |
Frederick John Mitchell (December 4, 1893 – December 25, 1979) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Fred Mitchell was born December 4, 1893 in Stratford, Ontario, but had his early education in Elmira. He attended the Berlin Collegiate and Technical Institute, and took up employment with the Elmira Furniture Co. Ltd. upon graduation. He later joined the Metropolitan Bank in Elmira as a stenographer before becoming a registered industrial accountant.
In this capacity, he moved to Leross, Saskatchewan in 1913 to work for the Dominion Bank. He remained there until going overseas to serve in World War I. Upon his return, he moved to Edmonton and joined the staff of the G T P Railway. He subsequently joined Oliphant-Munson Collieries (later renamed Sterling Collieries Co. Ltd.) in Edmonton, where he was in charge of copper and gold prospecting for thirty years. He married Adele Louise Philip on August 1, 1922; the couple would have a son and a daughter.
Mitchell was an exceptional tennis player, and was a provincial singles champion in 1920.
Mitchell first sought political office in Edmonton's 1940 municipal election, when he ran for alderman on Edmonton City Council. He finished sixth of eighteen candidates, and was elected to a two year term. He would be re-elected ten times: in 1942 (when he placed fifth of twelve candidates), 1944 (fifth of twelve), 1946 (sixth of thirteen), 1948 (second of twelve), 1950 (fourth of twelve), 1952 (third of eight), 1954 (third of eighteen), 1956 (first of nine), 1960 (first of eighteen), and 1962 (first of thirteen). He retired from politics in 1964 without ever having lost a municipal election; in fact, the only break in his twenty-four years as alderman took place from September to October 1959 when he was appointed mayor by city council to replace William Hawrelak, who had resigned. In October, Elmer Ernest Roper was elected mayor, and Mitchell (who had not run) resumed the interrupted aldermanic term to which he had been elected in 1958. This incident makes Mitchell both the shortest-serving mayor in Edmonton's history and the only one never to have run for the position (while neither Cornelius Gallagher nor Terry Cavanagh were ever elected mayor, both ran unsuccessfully at some point in their respective careers). At the time of his retirement, he was the longest serving alderman in Edmonton's history, although both Ed Leger and Ron Hayter have since surpassed him.
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