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Q. John P. Mitchel was mayor of New York from 1913 to 1917. Can you tell me something of his personal life? M.G., Hingham

A. The Encyclopedia Americana says John Purroy Mitchel was born in New York City on July 19, 1879 (the World Book Encyclopedia narrows his birthplace to the Fordham section of the Bronx). The grandson of Irish revolutionist John Mitchel, Mitchel graduated from Columbia University in 1899 and New York Law School two years later....

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