Mitchell, Andrew (London)
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1734, 1747-71 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Edinburgh | ||
| Marriage | Barbara Mitchell | ||
| Issue | 1 daughter (d.1729) | ||
| Place of birth | Source | History of Parliament Online; H.A.C. Sturgess, Register of Admissions to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, 3 vols (London, 1949), i, 316 |
Son of William Mitchell, minister of St Giles. Educated at University of Edinburgh and on Continent, leaving Scotland in 1730. Entered at Middle Temple (1734), called to the bar (1738) and, much later, made a bencher (1769). Returned home in 1735 and made private secretary to the Marquis of Tweeddale. Accepted seat as MP for Aberdeenshire in 1747 when his relation, Sir Arthur Forbes, stood down. Forced to give up his seat in 1754 due to hostility from Campbell, Archibald (London) 1. Able to stand for Parliament as MP for Elgin Burghs (1755-71). Appointed envoy to Berlin where he died in 1771.
