Joseph Mitchell (politician)

Not to be confused with Joe Mitchell (politician) or Joseph C. Mitchell.

Joseph Earl Cherry Mitchell (22 July 1840 – 22 October 1897) was an English-born Australian politician and businessman.

He was born in Cheshire to shipbuilder Richard Mitchell and Margaret Cherry. He was his father's apprentice when they arrived in New South Wales in 1859. He then established himself in Newtown as a coal merchant, subsequently becoming a successful figure in the coal industry. From around 1890 until his death, he tried unsuccessfully to establish an iron and steel making venture.

In 1866 he married Charlotte Harrison at Bowral; they had eight children. He was a Methodist.

Mitchell was elected four times to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

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