Franklin G. Floete Explained

Franklin G. Floete
Office1:3rd Administrator of the General Services Administration
President1:Dwight D. Eisenhower
Term Start1:May 3, 1956
Term End1:January 20, 1961
Predecessor1:Edmund F. Mansure
Successor1:John Moore
Office2:2nd Assistant Secretary of Defense for Properties and Installations
President2:Dwight D. Eisenhower
Term Start2:August 3, 1953
Term End2:March 4, 1956
Predecessor2:Frank Creedon
Successor2:Floyd S. Bryant
Birth Date:30 May 1887
Birth Place:Armour, South Dakota
Death Place:Palo Alto, California
Party:Republican

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daily Journal Newspaper Archives, Feb 8, 1956, p. 12 . . February 8, 1956 . 2019-03-11.
  2. Web site: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Archives, Aug 3, 1957, p. 8 . . August 3, 1957 . 2019-03-11.
  3. Book: Kingsbury, George W. . History of Dakota Territory . 595–596 . . V . 1915.
  4. News: Former Eisenhower Appointee Succumbs . . . . September 23, 1973 . September 28, 2020.
  5. News: Former Spencer Businessman F.G. Floete Dies . . . September 23, 1973 . September 28, 2020.