William Henry Fancourt Mitchell | |
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| 1st Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police | |
| In office 3 January 1853 – 24 January 1854 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Sir Charles La Trobe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles MacMahon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Henry Fancourt Mitchell November 1811 Leicester, England |
| Died | 24 November 1884 (aged 72–73) Barfold, Victoria, Australia |
| Spouse | Christina Templeton |
| Children | 9 |
| Occupation | Police officer, politician |
Sir William Henry Fancourt Mitchell (November 1811 – 24 November 1884)[1] was a British-born Australian police commissioner and politician, President of the Victorian Legislative Council for fourteen years.[2]
- ^ "Mitchell, Sir William Henry Fancourt (1811 - 1884)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.