Harlan Crow
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Harlan R. Crow is an American real estate magnate from Dallas, Texas
. He is the third son of Trammell Crow
and the head of Crow Holdings
.
Crow was born in Dallas the third son of Margaret and Trammel Crow and has four brothers and one sister. Unlike his siblings, he attended high school at the Randolph-Macon Academy
in Front Royal, Virginia. He later attended Emory University
before transferring to the University of Texas
where he received a BBA
. He worked as a leasing agent for Trammell Crow Houston Industrial from 1974 to 1978 and managed the Dallas Office Building development operations of Trammell Crow Company from 1978 to 1986. Crow then served as President of Wyndham Hotel Company
from 1986 to 1988. He assumed responsibility for Crow Holdings
in 1988 and currently serves as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Crow is a member of the Club for Growth
's founders committee and has served on the board of the American Enterprise Institute
.
Crow is heavily supportive of conservative politics, having donated almost $5 million to Republican campaigns and conservative groups. His close relationship with Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas
has helped make Thomas the center of a debate about questionable ethics on the Supreme Court.
Crow is good friends with Wick Allison
.
In 2009, Crow mounted an unsuccessful multimillion dollar campaign to block a publicly owned convention hotel in Dallas.
Also in 2009, Crow provided $500,000 to the wife of Justice Thomas, Virginia Thomas, which she used to establish her Liberty Central
political advocacy group. At that time, the sources of Liberty Central's startup funds weren't publicly disclosed.
Crow's Dallas residence includes a backyard statuary featuring statues of dictators, including those of Mao Zedong
, Vladimir Lenin
, Fidel Castro
and Joseph Stalin
.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. He is the third son of Trammell Crow
Trammell Crow
F. Trammell Crow was an American real estate developer. Crow is credited for creating several famous real estate projects, including Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center , and San Francisco's Embarcadero Center.-Biography:Crow was born in Dallas, Texas...
and the head of Crow Holdings
Crow Holdings
Crow Holdings is a privately-held company based in Dallas, Texas that manages the wealth of the family of the late property developer Trammell Crow...
.
Crow was born in Dallas the third son of Margaret and Trammel Crow and has four brothers and one sister. Unlike his siblings, he attended high school at the Randolph-Macon Academy
Randolph-Macon Academy
Founded in 1892, Randolph-Macon Academy is a coeducational college preparatory school for students in grades 6-12 and postgraduates in Virginia, USA. The school features both a boarding and day school program. Randolph-Macon Academy is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
in Front Royal, Virginia. He later attended Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
before transferring to the University of Texas
University of Texas System
The University of Texas System encompasses 15 educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are academic universities and six are health institutions. The system is headquartered in Austin and has a total enrollment of over 190,000 students...
where he received a BBA
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
. He worked as a leasing agent for Trammell Crow Houston Industrial from 1974 to 1978 and managed the Dallas Office Building development operations of Trammell Crow Company from 1978 to 1986. Crow then served as President of Wyndham Hotel Company
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is a group of chains of hotels and resorts located mainly in the United States and Canada, but also in Mexico and the Caribbean.-History:...
from 1986 to 1988. He assumed responsibility for Crow Holdings
Crow Holdings
Crow Holdings is a privately-held company based in Dallas, Texas that manages the wealth of the family of the late property developer Trammell Crow...
in 1988 and currently serves as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Crow is a member of the Club for Growth
Club for Growth
The Club for Growth is a politically conservative 527 organization active in the United States of America, with an agenda focussed on taxation and other economic issues, and with an affiliated political action committee . The Club advocates lower taxes, limited government, less government spending,...
's founders committee and has served on the board of the American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
.
Crow is heavily supportive of conservative politics, having donated almost $5 million to Republican campaigns and conservative groups. His close relationship with Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
Justice Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court....
has helped make Thomas the center of a debate about questionable ethics on the Supreme Court.
Crow is good friends with Wick Allison
Wick Allison
Wick Allison, birth name Lodowick Brodie Cobb Allison , is an American magazine publisher and author. He currently is the owner of D Magazine, a monthly magazine covering Dallas-Fort Worth, which he co-founded in 1974, and the principal owner of People Newspapers, which he purchased in...
.
In 2009, Crow mounted an unsuccessful multimillion dollar campaign to block a publicly owned convention hotel in Dallas.
Also in 2009, Crow provided $500,000 to the wife of Justice Thomas, Virginia Thomas, which she used to establish her Liberty Central
Liberty Central
Liberty Central is a non-profit conservative political advocacy group founded in 2009 by Virginia Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, Clarence Thomas. Virginia Thomas is the President and CEO. Its declared purpose is stated on its website as "America’s Public Square. We...
political advocacy group. At that time, the sources of Liberty Central's startup funds weren't publicly disclosed.
Crow's Dallas residence includes a backyard statuary featuring statues of dictators, including those of Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
, Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
, Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
and Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
.
External links
- Crow's biography at the Crow Holdings website