Henry Mitchell

Who is Henry Mitchell?

Henry Mitchell was an Irish judge of the fourteenth century. He is one of the first recorded holders of the office of Attorney General for Ireland and was subsequently Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer and Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.

He was born at Killeek, County Dublin, son of John Mitchell. He is recorded in England in 1344. In 1372-3 he was Attorney General for Ireland, and sat in the Irish House of Commons in the Parliament of 1375. He was briefly Chief Baron in 1376-7, then transferred to Common Pleas. He died in 1384.