BIO: George F. McMULLEN, Clearfield County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja & Sally Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ NOTE: Use this web address to access other bios: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/1picts/swoope/swoope.htm _____________________________________________________________ From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr., Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 453. _____________________________________________________________ GEORGE F. McMULLEN, owner and proprietor of the Grampian Hotel, at Grampian, Pa., and a member of the borough school board and is one of the representative citizens and enterprising business men. He was born August 2, 1870, in Huntingdon County, Pa., and is a son of John and Katherine McMullen, who never resided in Clearfield County. George F. McMullen was reared and educated in Franklin County, Pa. In March, 1901, he started in business in the Hotel Aberdeen. Selling out he engaged in the mercantile business being in the firm of A. McGrath & Co. In August, 1904, he again engaged in the Hotel business in Grampian Hotel and in the following year tore down the old building, which had been standing for 40 years, replacing it with a three-story brick hotel, with modern conveniences, heated by a hot water system. He has twenty well furnished bed-rooms and six other rooms for hotel purposes. Mr. McMullen makes the moderate charge of $1.50 per day while he offers his guests a bill of fare that includes both substantials and dainties. He is widely known and his house is very popular. Mr. McMullen carries a license. In 1901 Mr. McMullen was married to Miss Lillie Flynn, who was born at Grampian, a daughter of M. M. Flynn. They have three children, John, Mary and George. Mr. and Mrs. McMullen are members of the Catholic church. Politically he is a Democrat and fraternally he belongs to Lodge No. 540, B. P. O. E., at Clearfield.