Charles S. Mitchell | |
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 Mitchell cropped from the 1879 Michigan football team portrait | |
| Born | November 13, 1856 |
| Died | January 9, 1922 (aged 65) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Newspaper publisher and editor |
Charles Sumner Mitchell (November 13, 1856 – January 9, 1922) was an American newspaper publisher and editor. He was the assistant editor of the St. Cloud Journal-Press from 1881 to 1894, the publisher of the Alexandria Post-News from 1894 to 1920, the editor-in-chief of the Duluth News Tribune from 1906 to 1920 and of the Washington Herald from 1920 until his death in 1922. He also served two terms as the president of the Minnesota Editorial Association. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan where he played college football as the goalkeeper for the 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team—the first football team to represent the University of Michigan.