About William Henry Fancourt Mitchell
Lived 1811 – 1884 (aged 72–73). William Henry Fancourt Mitchell was a politician.
Sir William Henry Fancourt Mitchell (November 1811 – 24 November 1884) was a British-born Australian police commissioner and politician, President of the Victorian Legislative Council for fourteen years.
Life Mitchell was the son of the Rev. George Barkley Mitchell of Leicester, England, vicar of St. Mary's and All Saints', Leicester, and chaplain to the late Duke of York.
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Who was William Henry Fancourt Mitchell?
Australian police commissioner and politician (1811–1884)
When was William Henry Fancourt Mitchell born?
William Henry Fancourt Mitchell was born in 1811 in Leicester.
When did William Henry Fancourt Mitchell die?
William Henry Fancourt Mitchell died on 24 February 1884 in Barfold, Victoria, Queen Victoria.
What was William Henry Fancourt Mitchell's occupation?
William Henry Fancourt Mitchell was a politician.
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