My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States fro… — George J. Mitchell

My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died - we're not sure - either at or shortly after his birth, and he and all of his siblings were placed in orphanages in the Boston area.

George J. MitchellPolitician · American · b. 1933

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