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Charles H. Mitchell

1872-01-01 – 1941-01-01

Portrait of Charles H. Mitchell
LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.H. MITCHELLCredit: George James Coates

Life & Legacy

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.

Occupation & Career

civil engineer, soldier, educator

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q106918264 — wikidata View source

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