Hugh Mitchell (politician)
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Hugh Burnton Mitchell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | Homer Jones |
Succeeded by | Thomas Pelly |
United States Senator from Washington | |
In office January 10, 1945 – December 25, 1946 | |
Appointed by | Monrad Wallgren |
Preceded by | Monrad Wallgren |
Succeeded by | Harry P. Cain |
Personal details | |
Born | Great Falls, Montana, U.S. | March 22, 1907
Died | June 10, 1996 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Hugh Burnton Mitchell (March 22, 1907 – June 10, 1996), was an American politician and journalist who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1944 to 1946 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953. He represented the state of Washington. He left Dartmouth College and the class of 1930 in 1929 when the Great Crash hit. He traveled to Washington State and a job as a sports reporter in 1929, but the political reporter for the Everett News was removed to prevent bias, as she was involved with the Mayor. Mitchell took over the political beat and, assessing the changing political climate, was among the first if not the first in the area to predict Franklin Roosevelt's victory as president in 1932.
Mitchell, a
In 1948, Mitchell won election to the House of Representatives in the First Congressional District. He won his bid for re-election in 1950. He proposed
Mitchell was known as a reformer while in Congress and helped expose the scandal surrounding the sale of World War II surplus property.[1]
References
- ^ "Hugh Burnton Mitchell, Former Senator". Orlando Sun Sentinel. 13 June 1996. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
External links
- "Mitchell, Hugh B. (1907-1996)". HistoryLink.org. Seattle, WA: HistoryLink. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- United States Congress. "Hugh Mitchell (id: M000814)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.