Clawson Roop
James Clawson Roop was director of the United States Bureau of the Budget from August 15, 1929 to March 3, 1933, during the administration of President Herbert Hoover.Biography
Born in Upland, Pennsylvania. Roop attended the University of Pennsylvania. He was an engineer office 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, 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 Fairfield, Connecticut, at the age of 83.
