H. Lane Mitchell
| Henry Lane Mitchell | |
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Mitchell in his American Legion cap
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| Public Works Commissioner in Shreveport, Louisiana | |
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In office 1934 – December 31, 1968 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 17, 1895 Dublin, Erath County, Texas, USA |
| Died |
November 8, 1978 (aged 83) |
| Resting place | St. Joseph Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian O'Brien Mitchell |
| Children |
Robert Lane Mitchell |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Valparaiso University |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
November 8, 1978 (aged 83)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish
Robert Lane Mitchell
Henry Lane Mitchell, known as H. Lane Mitchell (August 17, 1895 – November 8, 1978), was a civil engineer who served from 1934 to 1968 as the elected citywide public works commissioner in his adopted city of Shreveport, Louisiana. Hailed during his tenure as a popular success, his life after retirement was marred by legal troubles which led to his imprisonment upon conviction of theft of multiple city properties under his domain.
Though born in Dublin, Texas, the home of Dublin Dr Pepper, west of Waco, Mitchell came to Shreveport in 1900. He attended public schools and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. Mitchell was a sergeant in the United States Army during World War I and thereafter an active member of the American Legion.
Mitchell was in the private practice of engineering for fifteen years before he was elected in 1934 at the height of the Great Depression to the former position of Shreveport public works commissioner, an office under the city commission government which was subsequently abolished effective November 1978, just a few days after Mitchell's death, with the implementation instead of the mayor-council form of municipal government.
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