Percival Flack Brundage

Percival Flack Brundage

Male 1892 - 1979  (87 years)

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  • Name Percival Flack Brundage 
    Born 2 Apr 1892  Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L8SC-WDR 
    1920 Census 14 Jan 1920  Westfield, Union County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ward 3, ED 166, sheet 17B
      651 Fairfield Circle
      Brundage, William     Head  M  W  63  Md   NY  NY  NY   Clergyman - Unitarian
      ---, Charlotte              Wife  F  W  58  Md   NY  NY  NY
      ---, Percival                Son  M  W  27  Md   NY  NY  NY   Senior Accountant - Accountant's Office
      ---, Media              Dau-i-L  F  W  21  Md   NJ  NY  MA
      ... 1 servant Ophelia King
    1940 Census 16 Apr 1940  Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ward 5, ED 7-278, sheet 10B
      169 Christopher St.
      Brundage, F Percival      Head  M  W  44  Md     New York      1935: Same House   Partner - Auditor
      ---, S Amittai                   Wife  F  W  31  Md     New Jersey          "
      ---, P Robert                    Son  M  W  18  S       New Jersey          "
      ---, S Lois                        Dau  F  W  13  S       Massachusetts      "
      ... 2 servants
    Died 16 Jul 1979  Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary Aft 16 Jul 1979  Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Washington Post 
    • Percival F. Brundage, 87, Headed Budget Bureau

      ercival F. Brundage, 87, a director of the old Bureau of the Budget in the Eisenhowever administration, died Monday at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. He had a heart ailment.

      Mr. Brundage joined the bureau, now the Office of Management and Budget, in 1954 as deputy director. He became director in 1956 and held that post for two years.

      Before his government service, he had been a senior partner of Price Waterhouse & Co., a noted accounting firm. He joined the company in 1916, became a partner in 1930, headed its Boston office in the early 1930s and then returned to its headquarters in New York City. He was elected senior partner and head of the firm in 1944 and remained in that capacity until his retirement in 1954.

      Since leaving the government, Mr. Brundage had divided his time between home in Washington and Pompano Beach, Fla. He also had acted as a financial consultant to various public and private financial institutions.

      In 1970, he published a book, "The Bureau of the Budget." Although it appeared about the time that the Office of Management and Budget came into existence, it was written before that time. The book recommended that the old bureau be restructured along the lines of OMB.

      In addition to his business and government work, Mr. Brundage was an active member of the Unitarian Church and took part in many of its activities. He also was active in several health and international organizations.

      He was treasurer and a board member of Project Hope, which works to improve health care in developing countries, at the time of his death. He also was treasurer of the Atlantic Council of the United States, a group that works to strengthen the NATO alliance, at the time of his death.

      Mr. Brundage had served as president of the Internationalk Association for Religious Freedom, honorary president of American Youth Hostels, as a director of the Unitarian Service Committee and the Unitarian Development Fund, and as a director of the Federal Union.

      Mr. Brundage was born in Amsterdam, N.Y., and graduated from Harvard College in 1914.

      He was a member of the Accounting Hall of Fame and a president of the American Institute of Certified Public

      His wife, the former Amittai Ostrander, whom he married in 1917, died in 1977. A son, Robert, died in 1967.

      Survivors include a daughter, Lois Baker, of Ridgewood, N.J., whom Mr. Brundage was visiting at the time of his death, and five grandchildren.

      The family suggests that Expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to Project Hope, to the American Cancer Society, to the Federal Union, or to the Atlantic Council.
    Person ID I14789  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 25 May 2019 

    Father Rev. Dr. William Milton Brundage,   b. 12 Jan 1857, Sullivan County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1921, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Hannah Flack,   b. 19 Apr 1861, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1938, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 9 Aug 1886  Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sara Amittai Ostrander,   b. 18 Aug 1898, Roseville, Essex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1977, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage License 20 May 1918  Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018
      Name:      Sara A Ostrander
      Gender:      Female
      Marriage License Date:      20 May 1918
      Marriage License Place:      Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
      Spouse:      Percival F Brundage
      License Number:      6752
    Married Aft 20 May 1918 
    Children 
     1. Robert Percival Brundage,   b. 13 Jun 1920, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 46 years)
     2. Lois Amittai Brundage,   b. 30 Aug 1926, West Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 2011, Hillsboro Beach, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 23 May 2019 
    Family ID F6980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Apr 1892 - Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - 20 May 1918 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1920 Census - 14 Jan 1920 - Westfield, Union County, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1940 Census - 16 Apr 1940 - Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jul 1979 - Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Washington Post - Aft 16 Jul 1979 - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From Wikipedia:

      Percival Flack Brundage (2 April 1892 –  16 July 1979) was a director of the United States Office of Management and Budget from April 2, 1956 until March 17, 1958.

      Brundage was born on 2 April 1892 in Amsterdam, New York, the son of Unitarian minister the Rev. William Milton Brundage.

      Before entering government service, Brundage was an accountant since 1914, and a senior partner at Price Waterhouse & Co.. Brundage was appointed as deputy director when Rowland Hughes was appointed director in May 1954. President Eisenhower appointed Brundage as director from 2 April 1956 (his 64th birthday), following Hughes' resignation. He resigned 13 March 1958 and was succeeded by Maurice H. Stans.

      In 1955, Brundage was elected to the Accounting Hall of Fame.

      Brundage was president of the National Bureau of Economic Research and president of the American Institute of Accountants. He was also Treasurer for the People to People Health Foundation, as well as director of the American Unitarian Association.

      In 1918, Brundage married Amittai Ostrander and had a son (Robert Percival) and a daughter (Lois Ammittai), and 4 grandchildren. Brundage was an amateur artist who exhibited paintings at the Century Club in New York.