Rowland Roberts Hughes (1896–1957) was a director of the United States'

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from April 16, 1954, until April 1, 1956. Hughes, known for his distinctive black eye patch, was called "the logical man" in a 1956

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cover story. Hughes was born in

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. He attended

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. After graduating from college in 1917, he went to work for the National City Bank of New York. For several years he was assigned to various overseas branches of the bank, meeting his wife Dorothy in 1918 while working for the bank in Shanghai. He finally returned to work at the bank's headquarters in

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in 1927. Hughes and his family resided in the Sutton Manor community of

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, during this period of career growth and professional achievement in banking. In April 1953, Hughes was appointed deputy director of the Bureau of the Budget. He became director of the bureau in April 1954 following the resignation of

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. As director, Hughes was responsible for preparing the national budget of the U.S. government. Due to his efforts the 1956 budget produced a surplus. This was the first balanced budget of President

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's administration. Hughes retired from government service in April 1956 and died of

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on April 2, 1957, in

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'', April 4, 1957. Accessed December 16, 2012. "Mr. Hughes was born in Oakhurst, N. J., March 28, 1896, the son of Richard-Roberts Hughes, a. contractor, and Annie Van Note Hughes."

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Papers of Rowland R. Hughes, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Rowland 1957 deaths 1896 births Brown University alumni Directors of the Office of Management and Budget Eisenhower administration cabinet members People from Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Politicians from New Rochelle, New York