Harry Mitchell (brewer)

For other people named Harry Mitchell, see Harry Mitchell (disambiguation).

Captain
Henry Mitchell
Junior
Born(1862-09-11)11 September 1862
Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Died1894 (aged 32)
MonumentsHarry Mitchell Park
OccupationManaging Director
ParentHenry Mitchell (father)

Captain Henry Mitchell Jr. (1862–1894) was managing director of a brewery company co-founded by his father Henry Mitchell.[1][2] He was also superintendent of the fire brigade at the company's Cape Hill brewery,[1][3] and a captain in the Smethwick Rifle Volunteers.[1]

He founded a brewery football team, Mitchells St George's, later Birmingham St George's F.C.[4][self-published source]

Harry was born on 11 September 1862, in Smethwick (then part of Staffordshire), and died from typhoid at the age of just 32.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Harry Mitchell" (PDF). Sandwell Leisure Trust. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ In 1898, the company merged with another, to become Mitchells & Butlers
  3. ^ Shaw, Dan (21 June 2012). "The story of Mitchells & Butlers very own Cape Hill fire brigade". Black Country Bugle. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ^ Bradbury, Mike (22 October 2013). Lost Teams of the Midlands. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4836-9531-0.