James P. Mitchell

James Paul Mitchell was an American politician from New Jersey. Nicknamed the social conscience of the Republican Party, he served as United States Secretary of Labor from 1953 to 1961 in the Eisenhower Administration. Mitchell was considered a potential running mate for the 1960 Republican presidential candidate, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, but was ultimately not chosen. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully that year for Governor of New Jersey. He then retired from politics.

Mitchell was born on November 12, 1900, and he was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. His father Peter John died in 1912. His mother was Anna C. Driscoll. Mitchell attended from Battin High School and graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1917. Mitchells uncle was the character actor Thomas Mitchell. Mitchell married Isabelle Nulton on January 22, 1923. He began his political career in 1932 as the Union County supervisor for the New Jersey Relief Administration. Six years later he was appointed to the New York City division of the Works Progress Administration.

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