Clarence mitchell iii biography of barack
Clarence mitchell iii biography of barack
Clarence M. Mitchell, III, MSA SC 3520-2731.
Clarence Mitchell III
American politician
Clarence Maurice Mitchell III (December 14, 1939 – October 11, 2012) was an American politician from Baltimore, Maryland who served in the Maryland Senate and the Maryland House of Delegates.[1]
Background
Mitchell was born in St.
Paul, Minnesota, December 14, 1939. The son of Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. and Juanita Jackson Mitchell, he attended Baltimore City public schools and then Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C. After high school, Mitchell attended the University of Maryland and Morgan State University.[2] He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.[3]
Career
Mitchell first served in the Maryland House of Delegates, Legislative District 4 (Baltimore City) from 1963 to 1967; he was elected at 22 and sworn in at 23 years old.
After 4 years in the House, he ran for the Maryland Senate and won. During the next 20 years he represented Senate, Legislative Districts 10, 38 & 39, all