Henry Lane Mitchell | |
Office: | Public Works Commissioner in Shreveport, Louisiana |
Term Start: | 1934 |
Term End: | December 31, 1968 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Erath County, Texas, USA |
Birth Date: | 17 August 1895 |
Death Place: | Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana |
Resting Place: | St. Joseph Cemetery in Shreveport |
Occupation: | Civil engineer |
Spouse: | Lillian O'Brien Mitchell |
Children: | Robert Lane Mitchell Six grandchildren |
Residence: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Party: | Democrat |
Alma Mater: | Valparaiso University |
Branch: | United States Army |
Battles: | World War I |
Henry Lane Mitchell, known as H. Lane Mitchell (August 17, 1895 - November 8, 1978), was a civil engineer who served from 1934 to 1968 as the elected citywide public works commissioner in his adopted city of Shreveport, Louisiana. Hailed during his tenure as a popular success, his life after retirement was marred by legal troubles which led to his imprisonment upon conviction of theft of multiple city properties under his domain.