Franklin G. Floete
3rd Administrator of the General Services Administration
In office
May 3, 1956 – January 20, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byEdmund F. Mansure
Succeeded byJohn Moore
2nd Assistant Secretary of Defense for Properties and Installations
In office
August 3, 1953 – March 4, 1956
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byFrank Creedon
Succeeded byFloyd S. Bryant
Personal details
Born(1887-05-30)May 30, 1887
Armour, South Dakota
DiedSeptember 21, 1973(1973-09-21) (aged 84)
Palo Alto, California
Political partyRepublican

Franklin G. Floete (May 30, 1887 – September 21, 1973) was an American businessman who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Properties and Installations from 1953 to 1956 and as Administrator of the General Services Administration from 1956 to 1961.[1][2] He was born on May 30, 1887, in Armour, South Dakota.[3] He died on September 21, 1973, at his home in Palo Alto, California after a long illness.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Daily Journal Newspaper Archives, Feb 8, 1956, p. 12". February 8, 1956. Retrieved 2019-03-11 – via NewspaperArchive.
  2. ^ "Bluefield Daily Telegraph Archives, Aug 3, 1957, p. 8". August 3, 1957. Retrieved 2019-03-11 – via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ^ Kingsbury, George W. (1915). History of Dakota Territory. Vol. V. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 595–596.
  4. ^ "Former Eisenhower Appointee Succumbs". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Former Spencer Businessman F.G. Floete Dies". Sioux City Journal. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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