After becoming a captain during World War II, Mitchell worked as a sales representative. He was elected to Lurgan Borough Council in 1957 for the Ulster Unionist Party, serving until its abolition in 1973. He was elected in the 1969 Northern Ireland general election in North Armagh, serving from 1971 until 1972 as Secretary of the 1966 Committee of backbenchers.[1] He was expelled from the Ulster Unionist Parliamentary Party in January 1972 when he voted for a Democratic Unionist Party censure motion opposing a ban on certain processions planned for 12 July.[2]
The Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and abolished the following year. Mitchell stood in Armagh for the 1973 Assembly, but was not elected. In 1989, he joined the Conservatives in Northern Ireland, and became Vice-Chairman of the party's East Londonderry association.[1]
robert, james, mitchell, 1912, january, 1998, unionist, politician, northern, ireland, member, parliamentfor, north, armaghin, office, 1969, 1973preceded, bydinah, mcnabbsucceeded, byparliament, abolishedpersonal, detailsborn1912died5, january, 1998, aged, aft. Robert James Mitchell 1912 5 January 1998 was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland Robert James MitchellMember of Parliamentfor North ArmaghIn office 1969 1973Preceded byDinah McNabbSucceeded byParliament abolishedPersonal detailsBorn1912Died5 January 1998 aged 85 86 After becoming a captain during World War II Mitchell worked as a sales representative He was elected to Lurgan Borough Council in 1957 for the Ulster Unionist Party serving until its abolition in 1973 He was elected in the 1969 Northern Ireland general election in North Armagh serving from 1971 until 1972 as Secretary of the 1966 Committee of backbenchers 1 He was expelled from the Ulster Unionist Parliamentary Party in January 1972 when he voted for a Democratic Unionist Party censure motion opposing a ban on certain processions planned for 12 July 2 The Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and abolished the following year Mitchell stood in Armagh for the 1973 Assembly but was not elected In 1989 he joined the Conservatives in Northern Ireland and became Vice Chairman of the party s East Londonderry association 1 References edit a b Northern Ireland Parliament Elections Results Biographies Simon Winchester Faulkner faces erosion of Unionist majority The Guardian 27 January 1972 Parliament of Northern Ireland Preceded byDinah McNabb Member of Parliament for North Armagh1969 1973 Parliament abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert James Mitchell amp oldid 1112337053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
