John F. B. Mitchell ’35

Jack died at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston Nov. 8, 2014, following a short illness.

Born in Flushing, N.Y., he was home-schooled before Princeton. Jack majored in art and archaeology, lettered in fencing, and rowed lightweight crew. He ate at Colonial and was in ROTC. His senior-year roommates were Jack Black and David LeBreton.

Following Yale Law School, Jack served in the Army in World War II, achieving the rank of major. During the invasion of Europe he earned the Croix de Guerre with a Silver Star from France and the Croix de Guerre with palm from Belgium. From 1951 to 1955, he was assistant general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, after which he practiced law in New York City as a partner of Baker Nelson Williams & Mitchell.

Jack was active in Democratic politics, serving in Adlai Stevenson ’22’s presidential campaigns and as vice chairman of the New York Businessmen for Stevenson. He served many charitable and civic organizations along the way, and he was an ardent yachtsman.

Jack’s first wife, Margo, died in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Martha; a nephew, Edward B. Mitchell ’76; and a cousin, Edward L. Hewitt ’68.