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JOHN LETCHER MULLIN

The subject of this sketch was born in Lexington,
Virginia, February 5th, 1858, and is a son of William
and Jane Mullin. After attaining his majority he
engaged in business in
his native city for a few
years and came to
Roanoke, July
27th, 1887. He is by
trade a machinist and
moulder and worked in
the Roanoke Machine
Works at the latter trade
for a period of nine
years. He was then
transferred to the machine
shops in 1896,
where he has been continuously
at work ever
since.

Mr. Mullin resides in
Kimball Ward, No. 311
Gilmer Avenue, and was
elected to the City
Council in 1896 for a period of two years. He was reölected
in 1898 and during his second term as a member
of that body served on the committees of Finance,
Streets, Sewers, and Lights. He was again reölected
and was a member of the committees on Sewers, Fire,
and Water, and Public Property. At the end of his
third term he retired from Council and in 1905 was
appointed to fill out the unexpired time of F. E. Brown,
and was a member of the Ordinance Committee. In
1906 he was a member of the committees on Streets
and Public Property. He was again reölected to Council
for a period of four years, and served on the following
committees: Streets, Public Property and Fire and
Water. During his long service as law maker from
Kimball Ward his record was clean and above reproach,
always looking after the best interests of the city and his
constituents.

On October 22d, 1899, he was married to Florence
Carper and as a result of that union they have one son,
John Andrew Mullin, age eleven years.

Fraternally he is a member of K. of P., I. O. O. F.,
and Machinists' Union.