Herbert Lord

General Herbert M. Lord
2nd Director of the U.S. Bureau of the Budget
In office July 1, 1922 – May 31, 1929
Preceded by	Charles G. Dawes
Succeeded by	Clawson Roop
Personal details
Born	(1859-12-06)December 6, 1859 Rockland, Maine
Died	June 2, 1930(1930-06-02) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Colby University
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	World War I

Herbert Mayhew Lord (December 6, 1859 – June 2, 1930) was director of the United States Bureau of the Budget (now the Office of Management and Budget) from July 1, 1922 to May 31, 1929 during the administrations of presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. He was originally from Maine, and he graduated from Colby University in Waterville, Maine in 1884. He worked for newspapers during and after graduation in such locations as Rockland, Maine; Denver, Colorado; and Tennessee. He also served as a Congressional aide, working as the Chief Clerk of the Ways and Means Committee during the passage of the Dingley Tariff Bill, named for Chairman Nelson Dingley.

During the Spanish-American War, he joined the armed services as a Major and Paymaster of Volunteers, and he was commissioned in the Regular Army near the end of the war. During World War I, he managed the finances for the Quartermaster Corps and was eventually promoted to Director of Finance, controlling the approximately $24 billion appropriations for the War Department. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his services, and he rose to the rank of Brigadier General before retiring on June 30, 1922, to accept the appointment as Director of the U.S. Bureau of the Budget, succeeding the bureau's first director Charles G. Dawes.

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Political offices
Preceded by Charles G. Dawes	Director of the Office of Management and Budget Served under: Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge July 1, 1922 – May 31, 1929	Succeeded by Clawson Roop