Frederick H. Mueller

Frederick H. Mueller
14th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office August 10, 1959 – January 19, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Lewis L. Strauss
Succeeded by	Luther H. Hodges
Personal details
Born	(1893-11-22)November 22, 1893 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Died	August 31, 1976(1976-08-31) (aged 82) Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Resting place	Graceland Mausoleum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Darrah Mueller
Children	Marcia Joan Mueller Frederick Eugene Mueller
Alma mater	Michigan State University
Religion	Episcopalian

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]

Biography

Mueller was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Emma Matilde Oesterle and furniture manufacturer John Frederick Mueller. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1914, with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Upon his father's retirement, he became president of the family business. He married the former Mary Darrah on November 6, 1915; they had two children, Marcia Joan and Frederick Eugene Mueller.

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.

Mueller died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 31, 1976, at age 82. He is interred in Graceland Mausoleum in Grand Rapids.

References

External links

• Papers of Frederick H. Mueller, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

United States Secretaries of Commerce
Secretaries of Commerce and Labor	Cortelyou Metcalf Straus Nagel
Secretaries of Commerce	Redfield Alexander Hoover Whiting Lamont Chapin Roper Hopkins Jones Wallace Harriman Sawyer Weeks Strauss Mueller Hodges Connor Trowbridge Smith Stans Peterson Dent Morton Richardson Kreps Klutznick Baldrige Verity Mosbacher Franklin Brown Kantor Daley Mineta Evans Gutierrez Locke Bryson Pritzker Ross (nominee)

Cabinet of President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–61)
Vice President	Richard M. Nixon (1953–61)
Secretary of State	John Foster Dulles (1953–59) Christian A. Herter (1959–61)
Secretary of the Treasury	George Magoffin Humphrey (1953–57) Robert B. Anderson (1957–61)
Secretary of Defense	Charles E. Wilson (1953–57) Neil H. McElroy (1957–59) Thomas S. Gates Jr. (1959–61)
Attorney General	Herbert Brownell Jr. (1953–57) William P. Rogers (1957–61)
Postmaster General	Arthur E. Summerfield (1953–61)
Secretary of the Interior	Douglas McKay (1953–56) Fred A. Seaton (1956–61)
Secretary of Agriculture	Ezra Taft Benson (1953–61)
Secretary of Commerce	Sinclair Weeks (1953–58) Lewis L. Strauss (1958–59) Frederick H. Mueller (1959–61)
Secretary of Labor	Martin P. Durkin (1953) James P. Mitchell (1953–61)
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	Oveta Culp Hobby (1953–55) Marion B. Folsom (1955–58) Arthur S. Flemming (1958–61)