William Mullendore

William Clinton Mullendore (May 18, 1892 – December 1, 1983) was an American conservative businessman who opposed the New Deal.

Life Mullendore was born in Howard, Kansas, on May 18, 1893, to Mary Eusebia Robison and John George Mullendore, and had nine siblings. He attended the University of Michigan, completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1914 and a Doctorate of Law in 1916; that same year, he was admitted to the Kansas Bar Association and began a general law practice in Winfield.

In World War I, Mullendore was a flight cadet. After the war, in 1920, he served as a special representative of the American Relief Administration, but was recalled by Herbert Hoover to work in the United States Food Administration, where he coordinated food being sent to the Allies. He wrote the official history of the administration, The History of the U.S. Food Administration, in 1921. after which he became chairman of the board.

Mullendore held various positions throughout his life, as a trustee of Scripps College, and as director of the California Bar Association, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and later US Chamber of Commerce.

He died in 1983, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.