Charles Hamilton Mitchell
Charles Hamilton Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering | |
| In office 1919–1941 | |
| Preceded by | William Hodgson Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Clarence Richard Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1872 |
| Died | 26 August 1941 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Military career | |
| Buried | Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch | Corps of Guides (Canada) |
| Service years | 1899-1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Charles Hamilton Mitchell, CB, CMG, DSO (1872–1941) was a civil engineer and an intelligence officer of the Canadian Armed Forces in World War I, with the rank of brigadier-general. He served in France, Italy, and England during the war as an intelligence officer, winning several honours, becoming the most decorated intelligence officer in Canadian military intelligence history. After the war, he returned to Canada to serve as the dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. He helped greatly expand and improve the faculty during his tenure and served in that role until 1941.