David Mitchell (16 February 1829 – 25 March 1916) was a Scottish-Australian builder, responsible for Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building.
Born in Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1829, David Mitchell emigrated to Australia in 1852.
In 1878 he bought land outside Lilydale on which he opened and operated the Cave Hill limestone and marble quarry.
The business worked in tandem with his building company and was a great success, operating as the David Mitchell Estate Ltd after his death until it was sold to a Belgian conglomerate in 2002.
[1] David Mitchell died on 25 March 1916 and is buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery.