Michael Mitchell (politician) explained

Sir Michael Mitchell (died 1699) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Mitchell was Sheriff of Dublin City in 1683. Between 1691 and 1693 he was Lord Mayor of Dublin, the first Protestant to be appointed to the role after the collapse of James II of England's Jacobite regime in Ireland.^[1] In 1692 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Dublin City, serving until 1693.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2020-09/lord-mayors-of-dublin-1665-2021.pdf Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665 – 2020
2. Johnston-Liik, E. M. MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.107. Retrieved 24 February 2023.