Noble L. Mitchell

Noble L. Mitchell
Mitchell (c. 1901)
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Harford County district
In office
1918–1918
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Harford County district
In office
1914–1914
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1902
Preceded byFerdinand Claiborne Latrobe
Succeeded byGeorge Y. Everhart
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Harford County district
In office
1900–1903
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Harford County district
In office
1888–1890
Personal details
Born1854 (1854)
Gwynn's Falls, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 1932(1932-01-22) (aged 77–78)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Elva Cannon
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​
(m. 1881; died 1908)​

Estelle Archer
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(m. 1917)​
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Noble L. Mitchell (1854 – January 22, 1932) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County, from 1888 to 1890 and from 1900 to 1902.

Early life

Noble L. Mitchell was born in 1854 on Frederick Road near Gwynn's Falls, Baltimore, to Isaac Mitchell. He moved to Harford County with his father at the age of seven.[1][2] He studied law with Edwin Hanson Webster and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1880.[1][3]

Career

Mitchell started a law practice in Bel Air, Maryland. He was elected as secretary, treasurer and examiner of the Board of School Commissioners for Harford County and served until 1887.[1]

Mitchell was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County, from 1888 to 1890.[4] He withdrew from consideration for the Democratic nomination in the 1891 election.[5] In 1897, Mitchell ran for the Democratic nomination for the Maryland Senate.[6]

Mitchell served again in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1900 to 1902. He served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1902.[4] In 1905, Mitchell ran for the Democratic nomination for the Maryland Senate, but lost to Thomas H. Robinson.[7] He served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1914 and 1918.[4] He served as county auditor in Harford County.[8]

Personal life

Mitchell married Elva M. Cannon in 1881. His wife died in 1908. They had three daughters, Edna, Anna and Winifred.[2][9] They lived in Pleasantville, Harford County.[2] Mitchell married Estelle "Stella" Archer, daughter of Stevenson Archer and cousin of Stevenson A. Williams, on December 26, 1917.[8][10]

Mitchell died on January 22, 1932, at the Church Home and Infirmary in Baltimore.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sketches of Members of the House of Delegates (PDF). Maryland State Archives. p. 243. Retrieved January 14, 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c "N. L. Mitchell". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1900. p. 10. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Our Representatives in the Legislature". The Aegis and Intelligencer. January 3, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c "Historical List, House of Delegates, Harford County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. April 30, 1999. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mr. Noble L. Mitchell..." The Aegis and Intelligencer. July 10, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Harford Democratic Candidates". The Baltimore Sun. May 4, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Harford Primaries". The Baltimore Sun. September 11, 1905. p. 10. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ a b c "Noble Mitchell Dies in Hospital Here". Evening Sun. January 23, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Mitchell". The Baltimore Sun. July 15, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Mitchell-Archer". The Aegis. December 28, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon