| Hamer H. Budge | |
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| 16th Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office February 22, 1969 – January 2, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel F. Cohen |
| Succeeded by | William J. Casey |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Sanborn |
| Succeeded by | Ralph R. Harding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1910 Pocatello, Idaho |
| Died | July 22, 2003 (aged 92) Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Boise |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
Hamer Harold Budge (November 21, 1910 – July 22, 2003) was a politician of the United States.
Budge grew up in Boise, Idaho, USA and graduated from Stanford University in 1933.[1] He graduated from University of Idaho College of Law in 1936 and was in private practice. He was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from 1939 through 1941 and in 1949. He was in the United States Navy during World War II from 1942 through 1945.
After leaving the House of Representatives, he was a judge in the Third Judicial District of Idaho until 1964 when he was appointed to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by President Lyndon B. Johnson. He served as chairman of the SEC from 1969 until he resigned on January 2, 1971.
Budge then served as the president of a mutual funds group until he retired in 1978. He is buried in Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise, Idaho.[2]
He was a member of the Elks, Eagles, American Bar Association, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon[3]
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| Preceded by Manuel F. Cohen |
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair 1969–1971 |
Succeeded by William J. Casey |
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