Memorable Manitobans: Andrew R. Mitchell (1844-?)

Contractor, municipal official.

Born in Ontario on 2 August 1844, he came to Manitoba in 1871 where he settled at Stonewall and worked as a contractor and sometime Trade Instructor at Stony Mountain Penitentiary. He served as Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Rockwood (1888-1889). He and wife Jane Wood Story (1847-?) had four children: Irwin Lyman Mitchell, Adeline Mitchell (b 1884), Mabel Maud Mitchell (b 1887), and Islay Clara Mitchell (b 1893).

Sources:

Birth registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

Representative Men of Manitoba, 1902.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 7 April 2012

A collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text: Custom Search Browse surnames beginning with: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z Send corrections and additions to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca Suggest a Memorable Manitoban  |  Sources  |  Acknowledgements Support the MHS and