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Parren Mitchell

Parren Mitchell
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Chairman of the House Small Business Committee
In office
1981–1987
Preceded by Neal Edward Smith
Succeeded by John J. LaFalce
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by Samuel Friedel
Succeeded by Kweisi Mfume
Personal details
Born Parren James Mitchell
April 29, 1922
Baltimore, Maryland
Died May 28, 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 85)
Towson, Maryland
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Morgan State University University of Maryland
Religion Episcopal
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1942-1945
Unit 92nd Infantry Division
Battles/wars World War II

Parren James Mitchell (April 29, 1922 – May 28, 2007), was a U.S. Congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1987. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland.

Mitchell was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, Clarence M. Mitchell, Sr., was a waiter, and his mother, Elsie Davis Mitchell, was a homemaker. Mitchell graduated from Frederick Douglass Senior High School (Baltimore, Maryland) in 1940. Mitchell served as an officer in the 92nd Infantry Division during World War II, and was wounded in Italy; he received the Purple Heart. He earned his bachelor's degree from Morgan State University, and his master's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. Parren Mitchell was the brother of the late Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., who was head of the NAACP's Washington office and was one of Lyndon Johnson's chief advisers during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1950, Mitchell sued the then segregated University of Maryland for admission to the graduate school, and won admission. When he graduated he was the first African-American to do so from that school.


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