Rodger Mitchell

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| image =Rodger Mitchell.png

| name = Rodger Mitchell

| caption =Official 1966 portrait

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|3|26}}

| birth_place = Owen Sound, Ontario

| birth_name = David Rodger Mitchell

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|1|4|1898|3|26}}

| death_place= Sudbury, Ontario

| residence =

| office = MP for Sudbury

| term_start = 1953

| term_end = 1967

| predecessor = Léo Gauthier

| successor = Bud Germa

| party = Liberal

| occupation = pharmacist

}}

David Rodger Mitchell (March 26, 1898 – January 4, 1967) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Sudbury in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 until his death in 1967.Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.). Dundurn Press. {{ISBN|978-1-55002-170-7}}. pp. 209, 220. He was a member of the Liberal Party.

Mitchell was born in Owen Sound, Ontario. Before entering politics, he was a pharmacist in Sudbury,"45 Occupations: Lawyers, Farmers Top MP List". The Globe and Mail, July 8, 1957. and served a stint as president of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association."N.O.H.A. Supports Kitchener-Waterloo Protest". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1935.

The by-election following Mitchell's death of pulmonary fibrosis was held on May 29.Geoffrey Stevens, "Liberals, NDP prepare for the Battle of Sudbury". The Globe and Mail, March 20, 1967. Jim Jerome ran as the new Liberal candidate, but lost to New Democrat Bud Germa.Terrance Wills, "For the NDP, hope is born in the discontented North". The Globe and Mail, June 3, 1967. However, Germa served the riding for just barely more than a year—in the national election the following year, Jerome defeated Germa.