Addison Mitchell McConnell: Who is Mitch McConnell’s father?
81-year-old Addison Mitchell McConnell III is a former lawyer who serves as the senior US representative for Kentucky, a position he has held since roughly 1985. Mitchell was not born into a wealthy family; instead, he was the extraordinary grandson of a Confederate soldier and the offspring of a Second World War veteran who eventually…
81-year-old Addison Mitchell McConnell III is a former lawyer who serves as the senior US representative for Kentucky, a position he has held since roughly 1985.
Mitchell was not born into a wealthy family; instead, he was the extraordinary grandson of a Confederate soldier and the offspring of a Second World War veteran who eventually worked for DuPont.
The lawmaker began working in Washington, D.C., in 1968, standing in as Sen. Marlow Cook of Kentucky’s principal assistant. The yearly salary for the position was $17,000, or more than $130,000 in today’s money.
After sixteen years, McConnell gained his own Senate seat in 1984, which came with a guarantee of regular, middle-class pay. He has been there for more than 35 years and presently earns $193,400 as a minority pioneer.
Addison Mitchell McConnell: Who Is Mitch McConnell’s Father?
The father of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, Addison Mitchell McConnell, died after a three-year struggle with cancer. He was 72.
During World War II, his father volunteered for the Army and then relocated to Louisville to work as the superintendent of employee relations for E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. He quit the position in 1979.
