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Mitchell<br><b>Mother:</b> Margaret McMahon<br><b>Brother:</b> Scranton<br><b>Sister:</b> Margaret Mitchell<br><b>Brother:</b> Robert<br><b>Wife:</b> Elizabeth Shine ("Bette", div. 8-Dec-1957)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Jill Mitchell-Reed<br><b>Wife:</b> Martha Beall Jennings (m. 19-Dec-1957, sep. 1974, d. 31-May-1976 bone marrow cancer)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Martha Elizabeth Mitchell ("Marty", b. 1961)<br><p> High School: Jamaica High School, Jamaica, NY<br> Law School: <a href="/edu/538/000068334/">Fordham University</a><br><p> <a href="/group/536/000044404/">Watergate Scandal</a> <br> <a href="/org/608/000056440/">Committee to Re-Elect the President</a> <br> <a href="/gov/237/000043108/">US Attorney General</a> 1969-72, under <a href="/people/110/000024038/">Richard M. Nixon</a><br> <u>Nixon, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander & Mitchell</u> 1967 to 11-May-1973<br> <u>Caldwell & Raymond</u> 1938-67<br> <a href="/org/508/000117157/">New York State Bar Association</a> disbarred (1975)<br> <a href="/group/065/000361976/">Sued by the ACLU</a> (Jan-1972)<br> <a href="/group/065/000361976/">Sued by the ACLU</a> (1-May-1972)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> Watergate case, indicted (1-Mar-1973), convicted (1-Jan-1975)<br> <a href="/crime/503/000045368/">Obstruction of Justice</a> Watergate case, indicted (1-Mar-1973), convicted (1-Jan-1975)<br> <a href="/crime/502/000045367/">Perjury</a> Watergate case, three counts, indicted (1-Mar-1973), convicted (1-Jan-1975)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> Vesco bribery case, indicted (10-May-1973), acquitted (28-Apr-1974)<br> <a href="/crime/503/000045368/">Obstruction of Justice</a> Vesco bribery case, indicted (10-May-1973), acquitted (28-Apr-1974)<br> <a href="/crime/502/000045367/">Perjury</a> Vesco bribery case, six counts, indicted (10-May-1973), acquitted (28-Apr-1974)<br> <a href="/crime/375/000050225/">Forgery</a> lawsuit filed by <a href="/people/739/000022673/">Eugene McCarthy</a> (18-May-1973)<br> <a href="/crime/321/000043192/">Theft</a> lawsuit filed by <a href="/people/739/000022673/">Eugene McCarthy</a> (18-May-1973)<br> <a href="/event/782/000082536/">Disbarred</a> New York State Bar (3-Jul-1975)<br> <u>Inmate, Maxwell Air Force Base</u> 22-Jun-1977 to 20-Jan-1979<br> <a href="/event/189/000071973/">Aneurysm</a> abdominal<br> <a href="/event/297/000113955/">Surgery</a> abdominal aneurysm (Jan-1978)<br> <a href="/event/307/000111971/">Hip Replacement Surgery</a> right (Apr-1978)<br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> fatal (9-Nov-1988)<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/788/000064596/">Arthritis</a>, <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a><br> <p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=55409"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=55409">John Mitchell</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=55409" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>