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Personal data William Mitchell 

  • He was born on January 24, 1861 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Facts:
    • (vermelding) .
      Sir William Lane-Mitchell JP (born Mitchell; 24 January 1861 – 20 June 1940) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician and businessman in London. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham in 1918, and held the seat until his resignation in 1939 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He was also a two-term Mayor of Camberwell[1] between 1906 and 1908[2] and a magistrate.[3]

      Sir William was born William Mitchell in the parish of Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to William Mitchell and Mary Diack.[4][5] He made his career in the frozen produce industry in the early days of refrigeration, joining the Cold Storage and Ice Association in 1907. He came to London to manage Messrs. R. and W. Davidson, importer of frozen meat. He joined John Layton and Co., importers of Chinese produce, before starting Lane Mitchell, Ltd.[6]

      In 1884, he married Jane, daughter of William Lane of Aberdeen, and adopted her name.[3] Lane-Mitchell was knighted in 1921, working as a produce broker until 1923.[1] He attained fame and fortune in the frozen food industry, especially for importing frozen rabbits. In 1919, he signed a 21-year lease on Ryecotes Mead, a large house with extensive grounds on the Dulwich Estate and famous for its previous wealthy businessmen occupants. He and Jane had three sons and four daughters, Jane dying in 1925. In 1926, he married Sarah, ex-wife of Sir Edmund Vestey and daughter of Joseph Barker of Formby, Lancashire. The couple lived in Sir Edmund's former house, Shirley, in Pampisford Road, South Croydon, until aircraft noise motivated them to move to a flat in London.

      Lane-Mitchell died in Herne Hill a year after his wife had moved into a nursing home, his death preceding hers by only a few days.[

      Two portraits of Lane-Mitchell are held by the National Portrait Gallery.[7][8]
    • (Alias) .
      William Lane-Mitchell, after he adopted the name of his first wife.
  • He died on June 20, 1940 in Herne Hill, South-London, England, United Kingdom, he was 79 years old.
  • A child of William Mitchell and Mary Diack
  • This information was last updated on April 14, 2020.

Household of William Mitchell

(1) He is married to Jane Lane.

They got married in the year 1884, he was 22 years old.


(2) He is married to Sarah Barker.

They got married in the year 1926, he was 64 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Mitchell

William Mitchell
1861-1940

(1) 1884

Jane Lane
-1925

(2) 1926

Sarah Barker
± 1866-1940


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Birthday January 24, 1861

  • The temperature on January 24, 1861 was about -0.6 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
    • March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
    • June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
    • August 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
    • November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
    • December 26 » American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Day of death June 20, 1940

  • The temperature on June 20, 1940 was between 10.8 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 15.2 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
    • May 10 » World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.
    • May 17 » World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
    • May 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
    • June 18 » Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.
    • August 15 » An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiserElli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.


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