John H. Mitchell (Iowa Attorney General), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John H. Mitchell (Iowa Attorney General)
- John H.
- Mitchell (November 5, 1899 – April 20, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mitchell went to parochial and public schools in Fort Dodge.
- He then went to Loras College and served in the Student Army Training Corps.
- Mitchell switched to University of Iowa and graduated there.
- He was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1923.
- Mitchell practiced law in Humboldt, Iowa.
- He served on the Webster County School Board and on the Fort Dodge Community School Board.
- From 1933 to 1937, Mitchell served in the Iowa House of Representatives and served as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives.
- Mitchell was a Democrat.
- He then served as Iowa Attorney General from 1936 to 1939.
- Mitchell moved back to Fort Dodge and continued to practiced law.
- Mitchell died in a hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa from cancer.
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