E. A. Mitchell

Edward Archibald " E. A. " Mitchell ( born December 2, 1910 in Binghamton, New York, † December 11, 1979 in Evansville, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1947 and 1949 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

EA Mitchell attended the public schools of his home. He then studied for three years at the American Institute and Columbia University in New York City. Since September 1937, he lived in Evansville (Indiana ), where he worked for a large food distribution company. Later on he bought half of the company and became its president. He brought it to a considerable wealth. During the Second World War, Mitchell served 1942-1946 in the Pacific as an officer in the U.S. Navy. For his military services in Okinawa, he was awarded the Silver Star.

Politically, Mitchell a member of the Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1946 he was in the eighth electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles M. La Follette on 3 January 1947. Since he has not been confirmed in 1948, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1949. This was marked by the events of the Cold War.

1952 and 1956 Mitchell was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions, on each of which Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated as a presidential candidate. In the following years, he retired from politics. In 1971 he made ​​headlines when he physically attacked the Louisiana Democratic Congressman Hale Boggs, because he had been critical of the administration of President Richard Nixon. E. A. Mitchell died on 11 December 1979 in Evansville and was also buried there.