Samuel James Mitchell

[1] He was a Corporate Town of Port Augusta councillor and served as its mayor for two years before returning to Adelaide and working as a draper.

[1] He stood unsuccessfully for parliament in 1900,[1] but in 1901 won the House of Assembly seat for the Northern Territory.

[3] He remained Acting Administrator and Judge but resigned in 1912 after the Federal authorities would not make his appointment for life.

[3] He returned to South Australia and became a Stipendiary Magistrate and in 1916 transferred to the Adelaide Police Court.

[1] His son Harold, born 11 August 1885, practised law for a short time in Renmark before joining the AIF.