Sir Michael Mitchell (died 1699) was an

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politician. Mitchell was Sheriff of Dublin City in 1683. Between 1691 and 1693 he was

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, the first

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to be appointed to the role after the collapse of

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's Jacobite regime in Ireland. In 1692 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Dublin City, serving until 1693.Johnston-Liik, E. M
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.107. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Michael Year of birth unknown 1699 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people High sheriffs of Dublin City Irish knights Irish MPs 1692–1693 Lord mayors of Dublin Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Dublin constituencies