James Clawson Roop (October 3, 1888 – January 23, 1972) was director of the United States Bureau of the Budget (now the Office of Management and Budget) from August 15, 1929 to March 3, 1933, during the administration of President Herbert Hoover.

Biography

Born in

Upland, Pennsylvania Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven-member borough council. The population was 3,239 at the 2010 census, up from 2,974 at the 2000 census. Geography Upland is located in so ...

. Roop attended the University of Pennsylvania. He was an engineer officer in World War I and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. During World War II, he served as Brigadier General. President Herbert Hoover, on the resignation of

Herbert Lord Herbert Mayhew Lord (December 6, 1859 – June 2, 1930) was United States Army officer and public official. He was most notable for his service as the Army's Director of Finance during World War I and the Director of the United States Bureau of ...

, appointed Roop as U.S. Director of Bureau of the Budget, a post he held from August 15, 1929 until March 4, 1933. He died on January 23, 1972 in

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, at the age of 83.

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1888 births 1972 deaths Military personnel from Pennsylvania United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army generals United States Army generals of World War II United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel Directors of the Office of Management and Budget {{US-hist-stub