Thomas Alexander Mitchell

Thomas Alexander Mitchell (1812 – 16 March 1875)[1] was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1875.

Mitchell was a merchant in the City of London. He was a partner in the firm of Mitchell, Yeames and Co, a member of the committee of management of Lloyds Shipping Register and chairman of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.[2]

At the 1841 general election, Mitchell was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bridport.[3] He held the seat until his death 1875,[3] aged 63.

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
  2. Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 63–4. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Swynfen Jervis
Henry Warburton		 Member of Parliament for Bridport
1841 – 1875
With: Henry Warburton to Sept 1841
Alexander Baillie-Cochrane Sept 1841 – 1846
John Romilly 1846–47
Alexander Baillie-Cochrane 1847–52
John Patrick Murrough 1852–57
Kirkman Hodgson 1857–68
(only 1 seat from 1868)		 Succeeded by
Pandeli Ralli


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