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Walter George Mitchell fonds
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1906-1935 (Creation)
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- Mitchell, Walter George
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1 m of textual records
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Walter George Mitchell was born at Danby, Quebec in 1877. He was educated at Bishop's College and McGill University where he received a law degree in 1901. He practiced in Montreal and was created a King's Counsel in 1912. He began his political career in 1914 when he was appointed Treasurer of the Province of Quebec and was elected by acclamation to succeed the late Honourable P.S.G. MacKenzie as member of the Quebec Legislature for the County of Richmond. He served as Minister of Municipal Affairs in 1918. !n 1921 he turned his energies to federal politics and while he won a seat in Parliament he was unable to secure a cabinet post. Mitchell remained in parliament until his resignation, in protest against the fiscal policies of the King Government, in 1924. He died in 1936.
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The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, newspaper clippings and speeches illustrating Mitchell's career in provincial and federal politics.
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Donated by Judge William Mitchell - 1959.
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- English
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2124
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Open
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Public domain
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No further accruals are expected