John J. Mitchell (banker)

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John J. Mitchell
John James Mitchell (1853–1927).png
Born(1853-11-03)November 3, 1853
Alton, Illinois, US
DiedOctober 29, 1927(1927-10-29) (aged 73)
Libertyville, Illinois, US
Burial placeGraceland Cemetery
OccupationBanker
Spouse(s)
Mary Louise Jewett
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(m. 1890)​
Children5, including Jack Mitchell

John James Mitchell (1853–1927) was an American banker, president of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank and Illinois Merchants Trust Company.

Biography[]

John J. Mitchell was born in Alton, Illinois on November 3, 1853, the son of fellow banker William Hamilton Mitchell (1817–1910), and his first wife Lydia.[1]

He joined his father's Trust & Savings Bank as a messenger boy in 1873, and was president from 1880 to 1923, then president of its successor, the Illinois Merchants Trust Company, from 1923 until his death in 1927.

He married Mary Louise Jewett in 1890, and they had five children. His son, the banker John J. "Jack" Mitchell, married J. Ogden Armour's daughter Lolita in 1920 at the family's estate in Lake Forest.[1]

His half sister Hortense Lenore Mitchell (1871–1962) married the British architect, art dealer and collector Arthur Acton (1873–1953).[2][3]

John J. Mitchell died in Libertyville, Illinois on October 29, 1927, from injuries suffered in a car accident which also claimed the life of his wife. He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.[4]

Mitchell's grave


References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bank President at 26". The Kansas City Star. Chicago. Associated Press. October 29, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Porcelli, Victor (August 24, 2019). "Italian Princess Sues NYU For Billion-Dollar Art Collection". Washington Square News. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Bohlen, Celestine (June 9, 1996). "A Tale of Love, Art and Money;A Collector, His Secretary, Their Children, and More". New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "J. J. Mitchell, Sr., Killed". The Kansas City Star. Chicago. Associated Press. October 29, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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