John Mitchell
Dr. John Mitchell | |
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| Born | November 19, 1907 Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | February 19, 1957 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| NSA member | British Isles 1952 - 1954 |
Dr. John George Mitchell (November 19, 1907 - February 19, 1957) was an English Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles and pioneered to Malta for which he was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh.
Background[edit]
Mitchell was born in Biddenham, Bedfordshire, in 1907 where his family owned and operated a farm. His father passed away in 1920 and his mother continued to run the family farm herself. Mitchell completed his schooling then completed a Bachelor's Degree at the Jesus College in Cambridge in 1932 and he then studied medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital graduating as an anaesthetist in 1938.[1] After graduating he worked at Worcester Infirmary and during the Second World War he worked at Moggerhanger Park Sanitorium near Bedford.[1]
Mitchell was introduced to the Bahá’í Faith in the late 1940's and declared in 1950. He was appointed to the Consolidation Committee in 1951 serving until 1953,[2] and elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles in 1952. He went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land and met with Shoghi Effendi in 1953.[3] After arriving home from pilgrimage he immediately pioneered within Britain to Blackpool. In 1954 he retired from the National Spiritual Assembly and pioneered to Malta fulfilling a goal of the Ten Year Crusade and he was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh.[3]
Mitchell became severely ill in 1956 and returned to London where he received an operation. He was left paralyzed and stayed with Bahá’ís in Leicester after his operation where he passed away in February, 1957.[4][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 901. View as PDF.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 902. View as PDF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press: London, 2017, p 360
- ↑ Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press: London, 2017, p 361
