EA Mitchell

Edward Archibald "E. A. “Mitchell (born December 2, 1910 in Binghamton , New York , †  December 11, 1979 in Evansville , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1949 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

EA Mitchell attended public schools in his home country. He then studied for three years at the American Institute and Columbia University in New York City . From September 1937 he lived in Evansville, Indiana, where he worked for a large food distribution company. He later bought half of the company and became its president. In doing so, he made considerable fortune. During World War II , Mitchell served in the Pacific as an officer in the US Navy from 1942 to 1946 . He was awarded the Silver Star for his military achievements in Okinawa .

Politically, Mitchell was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1946 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Charles M. La Follette on January 3, 1947 . Since he was not confirmed in 1948, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1949 . This was shaped by the events of the Cold War .

In 1952 and 1956 Mitchell was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions , each of which Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated as a presidential candidate. In the following years he withdrew from politics. In 1971 he made headlines when he assaulted Louisiana Democratic Congressman Hale Boggs for criticizing the administration of President Richard Nixon . E. A. Mitchell died on December 11, 1979 in Evansville and was buried there.

Web links

• EA Mitchell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• EA Mitchell in the database of Find a Grave (English)