Hugh Mitchell
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Hugh Burnton Mitchell (March 22, 1907 June 10, 1996), an American
politician, served as a member of the United States Senate
from 1945 to 1946 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives
from 1949 to 1953. He represented the state of Washington. He graduated Dartmouth College
in the class of 1930.
Mitchell, a Democrat, was appointed on January 10, 1945 to fill a vacancy in the Senate caused by the resignation of Monrad Wallgren
, who Mitchell had been executive assistant to since 1933. He did not win re-election in 1946, and resigned on December 25, 1946.
In 1948, Mitchell won election to the House of Representatives in the First Congressional District. He won his bid for re-election in 1950. In 1952, Mitchell did not run for re-election, instead running for Governor
of Washington. He was unsuccessful in that election, as well as in his candidacies for the House of Representatives in 1954 and 1958.
United States
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politician, served as a member of the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from 1945 to 1946 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1949 to 1953. He represented the state of Washington. He graduated Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in the class of 1930.
Mitchell, a Democrat, was appointed on January 10, 1945 to fill a vacancy in the Senate caused by the resignation of Monrad Wallgren
Monrad Wallgren
Monrad Charles Wallgren , an American politician, served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....
, who Mitchell had been executive assistant to since 1933. He did not win re-election in 1946, and resigned on December 25, 1946.
In 1948, Mitchell won election to the House of Representatives in the First Congressional District. He won his bid for re-election in 1950. In 1952, Mitchell did not run for re-election, instead running for Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Washington. He was unsuccessful in that election, as well as in his candidacies for the House of Representatives in 1954 and 1958.