Gabriel Hauge

Gabriel Hauge
Born (1914-03-07)March 7, 1914
Hawley, Minnesota
Died July 24, 1981(1981-07-24) (aged 67)
New York City
Occupation Economist, Educator, Author, Bank Executive

Gabriel Hauge (HOW-ghee; March 7, 1914 - July 24, 1981) was a prominent American bank executive and economist. Hauge served as assistant to the President for Economic Affairs during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.[1]

Background

Gabriel Hauge was born in Hawley, Minnesota. He was the son of Reverend Søren G. Hauge, a Lutheran Minister and an immigrant from Sandane in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Hauge earned a B.A. from Concordia College (Minnesota) in 1935, an M.A. from Harvard University in 1938, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1947.[2]

Career

From 1938 to 1940, Hauge was an economics instructor at Harvard University. In 1939, he also worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. From 1940 to 1942, he was a professor of economics at Princeton University. During World War II, he was an active member of the United States Navy Reserve. From 1947 until 1950, Hauge was an economist with the State Banking Department in New York State. From 1950-1952, he was an Assistant Editor of Business Week magazine.

Hauge was an Economic Advisor to the 1948 Presidential campaign of Thomas Dewey. During the 1952 Presidential campaign, he was on Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign staff as a research director for Citizens for Eisenhower. Following the presidential election of 1952, Hauge served as assistant to the President for Economic Affairs from 1953 to 1958.[3][4]

In 1958, Hauge joined Manufacturers Trust Company. In 1961, Manufacturers Trust Company merged with Central Hanover Bank & Trust Company (Hanover Trust). From 1964 until 1981, Hauge served as a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1970, he became chairman of the Board of Directors of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.[5][6] He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[7]

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ Gabriel Hauge, Banker, dies; was an Adviser to Presidents(The New York Times. July 25, 1981)
  2. ↑ Personnel: Smooth Shift (Time Magazine January 04, 1963)
  3. ↑ Federal Records Division, National Archives and Records Administration(United States Government Organization Manual, 1955–1956). Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office. 1955 -1956. p. 66
  4. ↑ The Administration:Against the Winds (Time Magazine. July 28, 1958)
  5. ↑ Historical Roster of Directors and Officers (Council on Foreign Relations)
  6. ↑ Manufacturers Hanover President Named Chairman (The New York Times. September 16, 1970)
  7. ↑ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

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