Harold D. Smith
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Harold Dewey Smith (June 6, 1898 – January 23, 1947) was an American civil servant who served as director of the United States Bureau of the Budget (now the Office of Management and Budget) during the Second World War.
Quick Facts 6th Director of the Bureau of the Budget, President ...
Harold Smith | |
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6th Director of the Bureau of the Budget | |
In office April 15, 1939 – June 19, 1946 | |
President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Daniel W. Bell |
Succeeded by | James E. Webb |
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Born | Harold Dewey Smith (1898-06-06)June 6, 1898 Haven, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | January 23, 1947(1947-01-23) (aged 48) Culpeper, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lilian Mayer (1926–1947) |
Education | University of Kansas, Lawrence (BS) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MA) |
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