William Foot Mitchell
| Sir William Foot Mitchell | |
|---|---|
 Sir William Foot Mitchell at his home in Quendon | |
| Member of Parliament for Dartford | |
|
In office January 1910 – December 1910 | |
| Prime Minister | Herbert Henry Asquith |
| Preceded by | James Rowlands |
| Succeeded by | James Rowlands |
| Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden | |
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In office 15 November 1922 – 30 May 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Bonar Law, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Sir Cecil Beck |
| Succeeded by | Rab Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Foot Mitchell 26 June 1859 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died |
31 July 1947 Quendon, Essex, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Hannah Hadley |
| Children | Lady Winifred Hadley Foot Mitchell |
| Religion | Anglican |
Sir William Foot Mitchell (26 June 1859 – 31 July 1947)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in England.
Mitchell was Managing Director of Royal Dutch Shell plc, an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company, from 10 March 1903 to 31 December 1938,[2] including the year that Royal Dutch Petroleum and the Shell Transport and Trading Company came together to form a petroleum company in 1907.[3]
He spent much of his early career in the East, largely in Japan and China,[4] before settling in the UK, buying Quendon Hall, Quendon, in 1907.[5]
Political career
He was elected to the House of Commons at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartford, beating the sitting Liberal-Labour MP James Rowlands.[6] However, Rowlands regained the seat at the December 1910 general election.[6]
Mitchell did not contest the 1918 general election, but at the 1922 general election he was elected as MP for Saffron Walden.[1] He held the seat until he stood down at the 1929 general election.[7]
He was knighted in 1929 by King George VI.[8]
References
- 1 2 "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ "Shell News" (PDF). Royal dutch, General Managing Directors 1890 - 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Shell Global". the Beginnings. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Mackenzie, Compton. (2006) [1954]. Realms of Silver: One Hundred Years of Banking in the East (reprint of 1st ed.). Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-37797-8.
- ↑ "Parks & Gardens UK". Quendon Park, (also known as Quendon Hall), Saffron Walden, England. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 303. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ "The London Gazette, 16 July 1929" (PDF). Honours. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Foot Mitchell