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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MarylandParren James MITCHELL
(1922-2007)
MITCHELL, Parren James, a
Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., April 29,
1922; attended Baltimore public schools; A.B., Morgan State
College, 1950; M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 1952;
served in the United States Army, Ninety-second Infantry Division,
commissioned officer and company commander, 1942-1945; received
Purple Heart award; professor of sociology and assistant director,
Urban Studies Institute, Morgan State College; executive secretary,
Maryland Human Relations Commission, 1963-1965; director, Baltimore
Community Action Agency, 1965-1968; supervisor, probation work,
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1954-1957; president, Baltimore
Neighborhoods, Inc., 1969-1970; delegate, Maryland State Democratic
convention, 1972; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1972;
elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the seven
succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1987); chairman,
Committee on Small Business (Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and
Ninety-ninth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection in
1986; died on May 28, 2007, in Baltimore, Md.
Bibliography
”Parren James Mitchell” in Black Americans in
Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the
Committee on House Administration by the Office of History &
Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington:
Government Printing Office, 2008.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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