Percival Brundage
Percival Brundage | |
|---|---|
| 12th Director of the Bureau of the Budget | |
| In office April 2, 1956 – March 17, 1958 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Rowland Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Stans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Percival Flack Brundage April 2, 1892 |
| Died | July 16, 1979 (aged 87) |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Percival Flack Brundage (April 2, 1892[1] – July 16, 1979[2]) was an American accountant who served as the director of the United States Office of Management and Budget from April 2, 1956, until March 17, 1958.
Early years
[edit | edit source]Brundage was born on 2 April 1892 in Amsterdam, New York, the son of Unitarian minister the Rev. William Milton Brundage.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Before entering government service, Brundage was an accountant since 1914,[4] and a senior partner at Price Waterhouse & Co.[5] Brundage was appointed as deputy director when Rowland Hughes was appointed director in May 1954.[6] President Eisenhower appointed Brundage as director from 2 April 1956 (his 64th birthday[1]), following Hughes' resignation.[5] He resigned from the post on 13 March 1956.[7] In 1955, Brundage was elected to the Accounting Hall of Fame.[8]
Boards and charity work
[edit | edit source]Brundage was president of the National Bureau of Economic Research[5] and president of the American Institute of Accountants.[7] He was also Treasurer for the People to People Health Foundation,[9] as well as director of the American Unitarian Association.[10]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In 1918, Brundage married Amittai Ostrander and had a son (Robert Percival) and a daughter (Lois Ammittai), and 4 grandchildren.[1] Brundage was an amateur artist who exhibited paintings at the Century Club in New York.[1]
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