John Joseph Mitchell (May 9, 1873 – September 13, 1925) was a lawyer and

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Mitchell was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on May 9, 1873. He attended public schools, Boston College, and the

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. Mitchell was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Marlborough. He was elected a member of the

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, and served in the

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. Mitchell was elected as a

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to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Q. Tirrell, serving from November 8, 1910, to March 3, 1911. However, he lost a simultaneous election to the

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, and therefore only served until the completion of the open term. He was elected to the Sixty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Weeks and served from April 15, 1913 to March 3, 1915. He was again an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the

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. Mitchell served as

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for Massachusetts during

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. He was a collector of internal revenue for the district of Massachusetts between 1919 and 1921, and practiced as an attorney in

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until his death in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on September 13, 1925. He was interred in Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Marlborough.

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