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Rodger Mitchell

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Rodger Mitchell
MP for Sudbury
In office
1953–1967
Preceded byLéo Gauthier
Succeeded byBud Germa
Personal details
Born
David Rodger Mitchell

(1898-03-26)March 26, 1898
Owen Sound, Ontario
DiedJanuary 4, 1967(1967-01-04) (aged 68)
Sudbury, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
Occupationpharmacist

David Rodger Mitchell (March 26, 1898 – January 4, 1967) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Sudbury in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 until his death in 1967.[1] He was a member of the Liberal Party.

Mitchell was born in Owen Sound, Ontario. Before entering politics, he was a pharmacist in Sudbury,[2] and served a stint as president of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association.[3]

The by-election following Mitchell's death of pulmonary fibrosis was held on May 29.[4] Jim Jerome ran as the new Liberal candidate, but lost to New Democrat Bud Germa.[5] However, Germa served the riding for just barely more than a year—in the national election the following year, Jerome defeated Germa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.). Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-170-7. pp. 209, 220.
  2. ^ "45 Occupations: Lawyers, Farmers Top MP List". The Globe and Mail, July 8, 1957.
  3. ^ "N.O.H.A. Supports Kitchener-Waterloo Protest". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1935.
  4. ^ Geoffrey Stevens, "Liberals, NDP prepare for the Battle of Sudbury". The Globe and Mail, March 20, 1967.
  5. ^ Terrance Wills, "For the NDP, hope is born in the discontented North". The Globe and Mail, June 3, 1967.
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