{{short description|American politician (1873–1925)}} {{Other people|John Mitchell|John Mitchell (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=June 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = John Joseph Mitchell | image = John J. Mitchell (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg | caption = From 1907's "Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators". | office1 = Member of the<br>[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br> from [[Massachusetts]] | term_start1 = November 8, 1910 | term_end1 = March 3, 1911 | predecessor1 = [[Charles Q. Tirrell]] | successor1 = [[William Wilder]] | constituency1 = {{ushr|MA|4|4th district}} | term_start2 = April 15, 1913 | term_end2 = March 3, 1915 | constituency2 = {{ushr|MA|13|13th district}} | predecessor2 = [[John W. Weeks]] | successor2 = [[William Henry Carter]] | office3 = Member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]] | term3 = 1907–1908 | office4 = Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] | term4 = 1903–1906 | birth_date = May 9, 1873 | birth_place = [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1925|9|13|1873|5|9}} | death_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S. | resting_place = Immaculate Conception Cemetery (Marlborough, Massachusetts) | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | relations = | alma_mater = [[Boston College]]<br>[[Albany Law School]] }}
'''John Joseph Mitchell''' (May 9, 1873 – September 13, 1925) was a lawyer and politician.
==Biography== Mitchell was born in [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]], on May 9, 1873. He attended [[Public school (government funded)|public school]]s, [[Boston College]], and the [[Albany Law School]]. Mitchell was admitted to the bar and commenced [[Practice of law|practice]] in Marlborough. He was elected a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]], and served in the [[Massachusetts State Senate]].
Mitchell was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[61st United States Congress]] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Charles Q. Tirrell]], serving from November 8, 1910, to March 3, 1911. However, he lost a simultaneous election to the [[62nd United States Congress]], and therefore only served until the completion of the open term.
He was elected to the [[63rd United States Congress|Sixty-third Congress]] to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[John W. Weeks]] and served from April 15, 1913 to March 3, 1915. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the [[64th United States Congress|Sixty-fourth Congress]].
On February 5, 1915, [[Woodrow Wilson]] nominated Mitchell for the position of [[United States Marshal]] for Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Expect Mitchell Will Make Changes |work=The Boston Globe |date=February 6, 1915}}</ref> He took office on April 1, 1915.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mitchell Sees Murchie |work=The Boston Globe |date=March 16, 1915}}</ref> In 1920, he was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district of Massachusetts. His nomination was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on March 9, 1920 and he took office on April 1, 1920.<ref>{{cite news |title=John J. Mitchell is Revenue Collector |work=The Boston Globe |date=March 10, 1920}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Baker, Mitchell and Duane Sworn In |work=The Boston Globe |date=April 2, 1920}}</ref> He resigned in 1921 and practiced as an attorney in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] until his death in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on September 13, 1925.<ref>{{cite news |title=John J. Mitchell Dies in Brighton |work=The Boston Globe |date=September 14, 1925}}</ref> He was interred in Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Marlborough.
==See also== * [[128th Massachusetts General Court (1907)]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{CongBio|M000820}} *{{Find a Grave|6675511}}
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