Alexander Mitchell was a Scottish-American immigrant, banker, railroad financier, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a major contributor to the early economic development of the city
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The Mitchell Building, downtown Milwaukee
Mitchell family monument at Forest Home Cemetery
Martha Reed Mitchell
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Martha Reed Mitchell was an American philanthropist and socialite, well known in charity, art and society circles in the U.S. and abroad. In 1841, she married Alexander Mitchell, one of the sturdy pio
Alexander Mitchell (Wisconsin politician)
…southeast Wisconsin from 1871 to 1875. He commissioned and is the namesake of the historic Mitchell Building in downtown Milwaukee. Mitchell's wife, Martha Reed Mitchell, was a notable philanthropist; her brother was Harrison Reed, the Reconstruction era governor of Florida. Mitchell's son, John L. Mitchell also served…
"A Woman of the Century"
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Mitchell mansion, Milwaukee
Villa Alexandria, Jacksonville, Florida