Mitchell was the first Australian-born governor of Western Australia, and he remains the only person to serve as both premier and governor of the state.
Sir JamesMitchell was premier of Western Australia from May 17, 1919 to 15 April 1924, and again from 24 April 1930 to 24 April 1933.
In July 1933, Mitchell was appointed Lieutenant-Governor, but was effectively Governor of the state because no Governor was appointed over him.
Mitchell was the first Australian-born governor of Western Australia, and he remains the only person to serve as both premier and governor of the state.
James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States was also born in Westmoreland County.
James Monroe (April 28 April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining.
As a youthful politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, was elected United States Senator.
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