Sir William Lane-Mitchell JP (born Mitchell; 24 January 1861 – 20 June 1940) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician and businessman in London.
[4][5] He made his career in the frozen produce industry in the early days of refrigeration, joining the Cold Storage and Ice Association in 1907.
In 1919, he signed a 21-year lease on Ryecotes Mead, a large house with extensive grounds on the Dulwich Estate and famous for its previous wealthy businessmen occupants.
[3] The couple lived in Sir Edmund's former house,[1] Shirley, in Pampisford Road, South Croydon,[3] until aircraft noise motivated them to move to a flat in London.
Lane-Mitchell died in Herne Hill a year after his wife had moved into a nursing home, his death preceding hers by only a few days.