James Lynn | |
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| 22nd Director of theOffice of Management and Budget | |
| In office February 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Roy Ash |
| Succeeded by | Bert Lance |
| 4thUnited States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office February 2, 1973 – February 5, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | George Romney |
| Succeeded by | Carla Hills |
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| Born | (1927-02-27)February 27, 1927 Cleveland,Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2010(2010-12-06) (aged 83) Bethesda,Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
James Thomas Lynn (February 27, 1927 – December 6, 2010) was an American government official who served as the 4thsecretary of housing and urban development from 1973 until 1975 and as the 22nd director of theOffice of Management and Budget from 1975 until 1977.
Lynn was born inCleveland, Ohio, on February 27, 1927, to Frederick Robert Lynn and Dorthea Estelle Lynn (née Petersen). In 1948, he graduatedsumma cum laude from Western Reserve University (now known asCase Western Reserve University), and in 1951 graduated magna cum laude fromHarvard Law School. At Harvard Law School Lynn was the case editor of theHarvard Law Review.
He worked forJones, Day, Cockley and Reavis, Cleveland's biggest law firm, became a partner in 1960 and was there until 1969, when he was namedgeneral counsel for theDepartment of Commerce. In 1971, he becameUnder Secretary of Commerce.
President Nixon appointed Lynn to serve as theU.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from February 2, 1973 until February 5, 1975. PresidentGerald R. Ford appointed him to director of theOffice of Management and Budget from February 10, 1975 until January 20, 1977.
Lynn joined the board ofAetna in the 1970s and served as its president and chairman in the 1980s. From 1978 to 1983, Lynn was head of theFederal City Council, a group of business, civic, education, and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, D.C.[1]
Lynn was also general counsel for theRepublican National Committee in 1979 and the president of the James S. Brady Presidential Foundation in the early 1980s. In the 1990s, Lynn served on theBoard on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy as well as on the boards ofPfizer andTRW.
Lynn was also co-chair of theBusiness Roundtable, was selected for the President's Commission to Study Capital Budgeting and most recently served on theCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Lynn was an honorary trustee of theBrookings Institution.
Lynn married the former Joan Miller on June 5, 1954. They had two daughters and one son: Marjorie Wilson, J. Peter Lynn and Sarah Hechler.
He died of a massivestroke at his home inBethesda, Maryland, on December 6, 2010.
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| Preceded by | United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1973–1975 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Director of theOffice of Management and Budget 1975–1977 | Succeeded by |
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