Earl Mullen (September 21, 1902 – June 23, 1969) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

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, Mullen graduated from Deerfield High School and then went to the

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. Mullen was a farmer, a salesman, and then operated a barber shop in

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. Mullen served as chairman of the Town of

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Board and also served on the

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Board of Supervisors. Mullen served in the

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from 1943 to 1949 first as a Progressive and then in the 1947 session as a

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.''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1948, Biographical Sketch of Earl Mullen, p. 45. Mullen died in a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.

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1902 births 1969 deaths People from Deerfield, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressives (1924) Mayors of places in Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American politicians People from Blooming Grove, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1900s-stub