Profession lawyer Spouse Betty Heaslip Died December 13, 1994 | Role Lawyer Name Robert Mitchell Resigned April 1957 | |
Born 10 August 1915
Toronto, Ontario ( 1915-08-10 ) Resting place Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario Political party Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | ||
Robert Weld Mitchell MBE (10 August 1915 – 13 December 1994) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons and a lawyer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.
He was born in Toronto, the son of Percy Dawson Mitchell and Olive Weld, and was educated at Ridley College and Osgoode Hall. Mitchell was called to the Ontario bar in 1958. He was a director of William Weld Co. Ltd., served as president of the London Boy Scouts Association, was president of the London Chamber of Commerce from 1962 to 1963 and served as vice-president of Supertest Petroleum, later part of BP Canada.
Between 1940 and 1945, Mitchell served in the Canadian Army with The Perth Regiment.
He was first elected at the London riding in the 1953 general election. After serving only one federal term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Mitchell left federal politics and did not seek re-election. He died in 1994.