Humphrey Mitchell

Humphrey Mitchell

Humphrey Mitchell PC (born September 9, 1894 in Old Shoreham , Sussex , England , † August 1, 1950 ) was a Canadian politician of the Canadian Labor Party and later of the Party of Canada , the minister in the 16th Canadian cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King as well as in the 17th cabinet of Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent .

Life

Mitchell worked after school as a machinist and performed from 1914 to 1918 in the First World War, his military service in the Royal Navy . After the war, he was back machinist and became involved as a union functionary . His political involvement began for the Canadian Labor Party in local politics and was from 1929 to 1931 Alderman ( Assistant ) in Hamilton .

In a by-election in the Hamilton East constituency in Ontario , Mitchell was elected as a candidate for the Labor Party on August 10, 1931, as a member of the House of Commons , but lost this constituency in the House of Commons election on October 14, 1935 .

He later joined the Liberal Party and was appointed to the 16th Cabinet of Canada by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King on December 15, 1941, as Minister of Labor. As a candidate for the Liberal Party, he was re-elected to the House of Commons shortly afterwards in a by-election in the Welland constituency on February 9, 1942, and was a member of the House of Commons until his death. From November 15, 1948, he also held the office of Minister of Labor in the 17th cabinet formed by Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent until his death on August 1, 1950.

Web links and sources

• Humphrey Mitchell - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
• Canadian Ministries at rulers.org