Mitchell was born at Falkirk,Scotland,the son of Robert Mitchell and his wife Mary (née Heggie). He was privately educated and also attended night school before beginning work at the Falkirk Iron Works at the age of 16. He then became a publisher and carried on this pursuit after he arrived in Queensland around 1882 before opening a bookshop in Maryborough.[1]
He married Helen Allen Roughead[1] (died 1919)[2] in Falkirk and together had a son and two daughters.[1] He died in Maryborough in May 1923 with his funeral proceeding from his residence in Ferry Street[3] to the Maryborough Cemetery.[4]
Mitchell remained the member for Maryborough until the state election of 1909 when both the Labour members lost their seat in parliament.[7] He stood again in 1912 but lost to Edward Corser by three votes.[8] Mitchell appealed the decision and another election was ordered for October that year. At the October election,the first count ended in a tied vote,with both Corser and Mitchell polling 1,792 votes. A recount was ordered and the result was Corser had won by two votes.[9]
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