Representative from Webster county, was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, November 5, 1899. He attended Columbia college at Dubuque, graduated from the University of Iowa law college and was admitted to the bar in 1923. He practiced law at Humboldt, Iowa, until 1927, when he became his father's partner in the firm of Mitchell & Mitchell, at Fort Dodge. He was commander of the Humboldt post of the American Legion, and in 1927 was tenth district commander. He was publicity manager of the 1932 state convention of the American Legion at Fort Dodge and is a past exalted ruler of the Order of Elks and member of the Knights of Columbus, and affiliated with Sigma Chi college fraternity and Phi Delta Phi, honorary legal fraternity. He was married in February, 1927, to Miss Ruth Jaqua of Humboldt and they have two daughters, Martha and Jean. Serving second term in the legislature and was elected speaker of the house of representatives in the forty-sixth general assembly. A democrat.

Representative from Webster county, was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, November 5, 1899. He attended Columbia College at Dubuque, graduated from the University of Iowa Law College and was admitted to the bar in 1923. He practiced law at Humboldt, Iowa, until 1927, when he became his father's partner in the firm of Mitchell & Mitchell, at Fort Dodge. He was commander of the Humboldt post of the American Legion, and in 1927 was tenth district commander. He was publicity manager of the 1932 state convention of the American Legion at Fort Dodge and is a past president of the Order of Elks and member of the Knights of Columbus, and affiliated with Sigma Chi college fraternity and Phi Delta Phi, honorary legal fraternity. He was married in February, 1927, to Miss Ruth Jaqua of Humboldt and they have two daughters, Martha and Jean. Serving first term in the legislature. A democrat