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JOHN M. MÜLLER
Originally published in 1900 |
JOHN M. MÜLLER, a well known merchant of West Hoboken, N. J., is a
native of Hanover, Germany, where he was born on the 9th of April, 1852.
He is the son of Lutje Müller and Catherine Sterling. His education was
obtained in the national schools of the Fatherland. In 1871 he came to
America, and, taking up his residence in New York City, engaged as a clerk
in the grocery business. There, in 1880, he established himself in trade,
opening first a grocery in Elm Street and subsequently one on the corner
of First Avenue and First Street. He was successful from the start. In
1890 he removed to West Hoboken, N. J., and purchased his present store
on the corner of Clinton Avenue and Warren Street, where he has built
up an extensive trade in groceries, flour, coal, hay, and feed.
In politics Mr. Müller is an ardent Republican. He has never sought nor held public office, but has given his entire attention to a large and growing business. He is a member of West Hoboken Council, Royal Arcanum, of Manhattan Lodge, No. 130, Knights of Pythias, of New York, and of the Court of Foresters of America located in West Hoboken, where he resides. Mr. Müller was married to Miss Emily Meyering, daughter of Albert and Christina Meyering, of New York City, and they have two children: John Albert and Emily Louise.
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