Upon his father's retirement, he became president of the family business.
Prior to joining the Eisenhower administration, Mueller served in multiple posts at the Department of Commerce. In 1956, Mueller was charged with the heading of the Division of Domestic Affairs, and in 1958, he was elevated to deputy secretary, the number two position in the bureau.
Personal lifeedit
He married the former Mary Darrah on November 6, 1915; they had two children, Marcia Joan and Frederick Eugene Mueller.
Deathedit
Mueller died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 31, 1976, at age 82. He is interred in Graceland Mausoleum in Grand Rapids.
Referencesedit
^"Index to Politicians". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
External linksedit
Papers of Frederick H. Mueller, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
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frederick, mueller, confused, with, frederick, muller, frederick, henry, mueller, november, 1893, august, 1976, cabinet, officer, served, united, states, secretary, commerce, from, 1959, until, 1961, during, administration, president, dwight, eisenhower, frede. Not to be confused with Frederick Muller Frederick Henry Mueller November 22 1893 August 31 1976 was a U S cabinet officer He served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from 1959 until 1961 during the administration of President Dwight D Eisenhower 1 Frederick Mueller14th United States Secretary of CommerceIn office June 30 1959 January 19 1961Acting June 30 1959 August 10 1959PresidentDwight D EisenhowerPreceded byLewis Strauss acting Succeeded byLuther H HodgesPersonal detailsBorn 1893 11 22 November 22 1893Grand Rapids Michigan U S DiedAugust 31 1976 1976 08 31 aged 82 Grand Rapids Michigan U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseMary DarrahChildren2EducationMichigan State University BS Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Personal life 5 Death 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editMueller was born in Grand Rapids Michigan the son of Emma Matilde Oesterle and furniture manufacturer John Frederick Mueller Education editHe graduated from Michigan State University in 1914 with a bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering Career editUpon his father s retirement he became president of the family business Prior to joining the Eisenhower administration Mueller served in multiple posts at the Department of Commerce In 1956 Mueller was charged with the heading of the Division of Domestic Affairs and in 1958 he was elevated to deputy secretary the number two position in the bureau Personal life editHe married the former Mary Darrah on November 6 1915 they had two children Marcia Joan and Frederick Eugene Mueller Death editMueller died in Grand Rapids Michigan on August 31 1976 at age 82 He is interred in Graceland Mausoleum in Grand Rapids References edit Index to Politicians The Political Graveyard Retrieved 8 June 2010 External links editPapers of Frederick H Mueller Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential LibraryPolitical officesPreceded byLewis L Strauss U S Secretary of CommerceServed under Dwight D EisenhowerAugust 10 1959 January 19 1961 Succeeded byLuther H Hodges nbsp This biography of a person who has held a non elected position in the federal government of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick H Mueller amp oldid 1185576671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
