In the 1891 Canada Census provincial secretary, barrister at law James Mitchell, 48, born N.B., parents born Scotland, was living in St. Stephen, N.B. with Mary Ann, 50, born N.B., parents born Ireland; and Florence P., 11, born N.B.
Hon. James MITCHELL, M.A. is a son of William MITCHELL who came from Inverkip, Scotland to Scotch Settlement (York Co.) in 1827. He was born there in 1843 and was educated at Fredericton Collegiate school. He was called to the bar in 1870 and was Inspector of Schools for Charlotte Co. from 1872 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1879. He has been secretary of the St. Stephen school board and a census commissioner. He was first elected to the Legislature in 1882 and was made Surveyor General when the present government came into office in 1883. He was re-elected by acclamation and was again returned in 1886 and 1890, in the latter year becoming provincial secretary. A Conservative and Presbyterian. (St. Andrews Standard, March 27, 1890)
In the 1881 Canada Census, lawyer James Mitchell, 38, born N.B., was living in St. Stephen, N.B. with Mary Ann, 39; and Frances, 2, both born in N.B.
Birth - Sunday 14th inst., the wife of James MITCHELL, Esq., of a daughter (St. Croix Courier, December 17, 1879)
d. St. Stephen, 20th inst, Mary Christine MITCHELL only d/o James MITCHELL and Mary Ann MITCHELL, age 2 years 11 mos. 10 days. (St. Andrews Standard, January 29, 1879)
m. St. Stephen, 17th Dec., by Rev. F.H. Almon, Mary Annie RYDER / James MITCHELL (St. Croix Courier, December 18, 1873)
MITCHELL, JAMES, lawyer, office holder, and politician; b. 16 March 1843 at Scotch Settlement, York County, N.B., son of William Mitchell and Ann Dobie; m. 17 Dec. 1873 Mary Anne Ryder in St Stephen (St Stephen-Milltown), N.B., and they had one daughter; d there 15 Dec. 1897 after a long illness from cancer.
James Mitchell was educated first at local schools in Charlotte County and then at the prestigious Fredericton Collegiate School and the University of New Brunswick. After graduating in 1867 with a ba, he taught school briefly before he began to study law in the offices of Gregory and Blair in Fredericton. His choice of law firm would serve him well since he quickly came to the attention of Andrew George Blair*, soon to become New Brunswick’s most powerful political figure. Following admission to the New Brunswick bar in 1870, Mitchell returned home to practise in St Stephen, where he formed a partnership with James Gray Stevens*.
In 1872, when the controversial Common Schools Act was first implemented, Mitchell was named school inspector for Charlotte County, a position he held until 1875 and again from 1877 to 1879. Like his counterparts elsewhere in the province, he was not reluctant to criticize and praise, as can be seen in his annual report for 1873. The act had withdrawn the privileges that Catholics enjoyed in fact, though not in law, at the time of confederation. Mitchell was happy to observe how in the country districts “Catholics gladly avail themselves of the advantages conferred by the law” but “regretted that Roman Catholic populations in the Towns of St. Stephen and Milltown stand aloof and support separate schools.” He also remarked that although the selection of trustees “has been generally good,” there were “many cases in which the machinery of the law has fallen into the hands of its opponents, who instead of seeking to give the law a fair trial, are ready to throw every obstacle in its way.” Still, he concluded that “the Free School sentiment is growing daily in every section.” Mitchell entered provincial politics in 1882, finishing third in a list of 14 candidates for the four-member constituency of Charlotte. He quickly joined Blair’s Liberal contingent and was rewarded with the surveyor general’s post when the first Blair administration was formed on 3 March 1883. He held that position through the next two general elections.
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Hon. James MITCHELL, M.A. is a son of William MITCHELL who came from Inverkip, Scotland to Scotch Settlement (York Co.) in 1827. He was born there in 1843 and was educated at Fredericton Collegiate school. He was called to the bar in 1870 and was Inspector of Schools for Charlotte Co. from 1872 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1879. He has been secretary of the St. Stephen school board and a census commissioner. He was first elected to the Legislature in 1882 and was made Surveyor General when the present government came into office in 1883. He was re-elected by acclamation and was again returned in 1886 and 1890, in the latter year becoming provincial secretary. A Conservative and Presbyterian. (St. Andrews Standard, March 27, 1890)
In the 1881 Canada Census, lawyer James Mitchell, 38, born N.B., was living in St. Stephen, N.B. with Mary Ann, 39; and Frances, 2, both born in N.B.
Birth - Sunday 14th inst., the wife of James MITCHELL, Esq., of a daughter (St. Croix Courier, December 17, 1879)
d. St. Stephen, 20th inst, Mary Christine MITCHELL only d/o James MITCHELL and Mary Ann MITCHELL, age 2 years 11 mos. 10 days. (St. Andrews Standard, January 29, 1879)
m. St. Stephen, 17th Dec., by Rev. F.H. Almon, Mary Annie RYDER / James MITCHELL (St. Croix Courier, December 18, 1873)
MITCHELL, JAMES, lawyer, office holder, and politician; b. 16 March 1843 at Scotch Settlement, York County, N.B., son of William Mitchell and Ann Dobie; m. 17 Dec. 1873 Mary Anne Ryder in St Stephen (St Stephen-Milltown), N.B., and they had one daughter; d there 15 Dec. 1897 after a long illness from cancer.
James Mitchell was educated first at local schools in Charlotte County and then at the prestigious Fredericton Collegiate School and the University of New Brunswick. After graduating in 1867 with a ba, he taught school briefly before he began to study law in the offices of Gregory and Blair in Fredericton. His choice of law firm would serve him well since he quickly came to the attention of Andrew George Blair*, soon to become New Brunswick’s most powerful political figure. Following admission to the New Brunswick bar in 1870, Mitchell returned home to practise in St Stephen, where he formed a partnership with James Gray Stevens*.
In 1872, when the controversial Common Schools Act was first implemented, Mitchell was named school inspector for Charlotte County, a position he held until 1875 and again from 1877 to 1879. Like his counterparts elsewhere in the province, he was not reluctant to criticize and praise, as can be seen in his annual report for 1873. The act had withdrawn the privileges that Catholics enjoyed in fact, though not in law, at the time of confederation. Mitchell was happy to observe how in the country districts “Catholics gladly avail themselves of the advantages conferred by the law” but “regretted that Roman Catholic populations in the Towns of St. Stephen and Milltown stand aloof and support separate schools.” He also remarked that although the selection of trustees “has been generally good,” there were “many cases in which the machinery of the law has fallen into the hands of its opponents, who instead of seeking to give the law a fair trial, are ready to throw every obstacle in its way.” Still, he concluded that “the Free School sentiment is growing daily in every section.” Mitchell entered provincial politics in 1882, finishing third in a list of 14 candidates for the four-member constituency of Charlotte. He quickly joined Blair’s Liberal contingent and was rewarded with the surveyor general’s post when the first Blair administration was formed on 3 March 1883. He held that position through the next two general elections.
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mitchell_james_12E.html
In the 1891 Canada Census provincial secretary, barrister at law James Mitchell, 48, born N.B., parents born Scotland, was living in St. Stephen, N.B. with Mary Ann, 50, born N.B., parents born Ireland; and Florence P., 11, born N.B.
Hon. James MITCHELL, M.A. is a son of William MITCHELL who came from Inverkip, Scotland to Scotch Settlement (York Co.) in 1827. He was born there in 1843 and was educated at Fredericton Collegiate school. He was called to the bar in 1870 and was Inspector of Schools for Charlotte Co. from 1872 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1879. He has been secretary of the St. Stephen school board and a census commissioner. He was first elected to the Legislature in 1882 and was made Surveyor General when the present government came into office in 1883. He was re-elected by acclamation and was again returned in 1886 and 1890, in the latter year becoming provincial secretary. A Conservative and Presbyterian. (St. Andrews Standard, March 27, 1890)
In the 1881 Canada Census, lawyer James Mitchell, 38, born N.B., was living in St. Stephen, N.B. with Mary Ann, 39; and Frances, 2, both born in N.B.
Birth - Sunday 14th inst., the wife of James MITCHELL, Esq., of a daughter (St. Croix Courier, December 17, 1879)
d. St. Stephen, 20th inst, Mary Christine MITCHELL only d/o James MITCHELL and Mary Ann MITCHELL, age 2 years 11 mos. 10 days. (St. Andrews Standard, January 29, 1879)
m. St. Stephen, 17th Dec., by Rev. F.H. Almon, Mary Annie RYDER / James MITCHELL (St. Croix Courier, December 18, 1873)
MITCHELL, JAMES, lawyer, office holder, and politician; b. 16 March 1843 at Scotch Settlement, York County, N.B., son of William Mitchell and Ann Dobie; m. 17 Dec. 1873 Mary Anne Ryder in St Stephen (St Stephen-Milltown), N.B., and they had one daughter; d there 15 Dec. 1897 after a long illness from cancer.
James Mitchell was educated first at local schools in Charlotte County and then at the prestigious Fredericton Collegiate School and the University of New Brunswick. After graduating in 1867 with a ba, he taught school briefly before he began to study law in the offices of Gregory and Blair in Fredericton. His choice of law firm would serve him well since he quickly came to the attention of Andrew George Blair*, soon to become New Brunswick’s most powerful political figure. Following admission to the New Brunswick bar in 1870, Mitchell returned home to practise in St Stephen, where he formed a partnership with James Gray Stevens*.
In 1872, when the controversial Common Schools Act was first implemented, Mitchell was named school inspector for Charlotte County, a position he held until 1875 and again from 1877 to 1879. Like his counterparts elsewhere in the province, he was not reluctant to criticize and praise, as can be seen in his annual report for 1873. The act had withdrawn the privileges that Catholics enjoyed in fact, though not in law, at the time of confederation. Mitchell was happy to observe how in the country districts “Catholics gladly avail themselves of the advantages conferred by the law” but “regretted that Roman Catholic populations in the Towns of St. Stephen and Milltown stand aloof and support separate schools.” He also remarked that although the selection of trustees “has been generally good,” there were “many cases in which the machinery of the law has fallen into the hands of its opponents, who instead of seeking to give the law a fair trial, are ready to throw every obstacle in its way.” Still, he concluded that “the Free School sentiment is growing daily in every section.” Mitchell entered provincial politics in 1882, finishing third in a list of 14 candidates for the four-member constituency of Charlotte. He quickly joined Blair’s Liberal contingent and was rewarded with the surveyor general’s post when the first Blair administration was formed on 3 March 1883. He held that position through the next two general elections.
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mitchell_james_12E.html
Hon. James MITCHELL, M.A. is a son of William MITCHELL who came from Inverkip, Scotland to Scotch Settlement (York Co.) in 1827. He was born there in 1843 and was educated at Fredericton Collegiate school. He was called to the bar in 1870 and was Inspector of Schools for Charlotte Co. from 1872 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1879. He has been secretary of the St. Stephen school board and a census commissioner. He was first elected to the Legislature in 1882 and was made Surveyor General when the present government came into office in 1883. He was re-elected by acclamation and was again returned in 1886 and 1890, in the latter year becoming provincial secretary. A Conservative and Presbyterian. (St. Andrews Standard, March 27, 1890)
In the 1881 Canada Census, lawyer James Mitchell, 38, born N.B., was living in St. Stephen, N.B. with Mary Ann, 39; and Frances, 2, both born in N.B.
Birth - Sunday 14th inst., the wife of James MITCHELL, Esq., of a daughter (St. Croix Courier, December 17, 1879)
d. St. Stephen, 20th inst, Mary Christine MITCHELL only d/o James MITCHELL and Mary Ann MITCHELL, age 2 years 11 mos. 10 days. (St. Andrews Standard, January 29, 1879)
m. St. Stephen, 17th Dec., by Rev. F.H. Almon, Mary Annie RYDER / James MITCHELL (St. Croix Courier, December 18, 1873)
MITCHELL, JAMES, lawyer, office holder, and politician; b. 16 March 1843 at Scotch Settlement, York County, N.B., son of William Mitchell and Ann Dobie; m. 17 Dec. 1873 Mary Anne Ryder in St Stephen (St Stephen-Milltown), N.B., and they had one daughter; d there 15 Dec. 1897 after a long illness from cancer.
James Mitchell was educated first at local schools in Charlotte County and then at the prestigious Fredericton Collegiate School and the University of New Brunswick. After graduating in 1867 with a ba, he taught school briefly before he began to study law in the offices of Gregory and Blair in Fredericton. His choice of law firm would serve him well since he quickly came to the attention of Andrew George Blair*, soon to become New Brunswick’s most powerful political figure. Following admission to the New Brunswick bar in 1870, Mitchell returned home to practise in St Stephen, where he formed a partnership with James Gray Stevens*.
In 1872, when the controversial Common Schools Act was first implemented, Mitchell was named school inspector for Charlotte County, a position he held until 1875 and again from 1877 to 1879. Like his counterparts elsewhere in the province, he was not reluctant to criticize and praise, as can be seen in his annual report for 1873. The act had withdrawn the privileges that Catholics enjoyed in fact, though not in law, at the time of confederation. Mitchell was happy to observe how in the country districts “Catholics gladly avail themselves of the advantages conferred by the law” but “regretted that Roman Catholic populations in the Towns of St. Stephen and Milltown stand aloof and support separate schools.” He also remarked that although the selection of trustees “has been generally good,” there were “many cases in which the machinery of the law has fallen into the hands of its opponents, who instead of seeking to give the law a fair trial, are ready to throw every obstacle in its way.” Still, he concluded that “the Free School sentiment is growing daily in every section.” Mitchell entered provincial politics in 1882, finishing third in a list of 14 candidates for the four-member constituency of Charlotte. He quickly joined Blair’s Liberal contingent and was rewarded with the surveyor general’s post when the first Blair administration was formed on 3 March 1883. He held that position through the next two general elections.
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mitchell_james_12E.html
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