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'''Harlan Rogers Crow''' (born 1949) is an American real estate developer and collector of [[Nazi memorabilia]]. Born in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], he is the chairman (and former CEO) of [[Crow Holdings]], which was founded by his father, [[Trammell Crow]]. He is a leading donor to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and [[conservatism in the United States|conservative]] causes.
'''Harlan Rogers Crow''' (born 1949) is an American real estate developer. Born in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], he is the chairman (and former CEO) of [[Crow Holdings]], which was founded by his father, [[Trammell Crow]]. He is a leading donor to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and [[conservatism in the United States|conservative]] causes.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 22:12, 10 April 2023

Harlan Crow
Born
Harlan Rogers Crow

1949 (age 74–75)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
EducationEmory University
University of Texas, Austin (BA)
OccupationReal estate developer
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mollie Allen
Katherine Raymond
Children3
Parent
RelativesStuart Crow (brother)

Harlan Rogers Crow (born 1949) is an American real estate developer. Born in Dallas, Texas, he is the chairman (and former CEO) of Crow Holdings, which was founded by his father, Trammell Crow. He is a leading donor to Republican and conservative causes.

Early life

Harlan Crow was born in Dallas, the third son of Margaret Doggett Crow and real estate developer Trammell Crow. He has four brothers and one sister. He attended high school at the Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia.[1] He later attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, before he transferred to the University of Texas where he received a BBA.

Career

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. He then served as President of the Wyndham Hotel Company from 1986 to 1988. He assumed responsibility for Crow Holdings in 1988. He currently serves as chairman[2] and was formerly its chief executive officer.[3]

Political activities

He is a member of the founding committee of the 501(c)4 organization Club for Growth, and has served on the board of the American Enterprise Institute since 1996.[4][5][6] He has donated almost $5 million to Republican campaigns and conservative groups. Crow is a member of the all-male Bohemian Club, and as early as 1997 he had hosted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as a guest at the group's annual Bohemian Grove summer gathering.[7][8] He is also a friend and former business partner of the publisher Wick Allison.[9]

In 2009, Crow mounted an unsuccessful multimillion-dollar campaign to block the establishment of a publicly owned convention hotel in Dallas.[10] That same year, he provided $500,000 to Liberty Central, which was established by Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Thomas. At that time, the sources of Liberty Central's startup funds were not publicly disclosed.[11] Crow has given over $10 million in publicly disclosed political contributions. How much he has given to groups that do not disclose names of donors – so-called dark money – is not known. Crow told the New York Times: "I don't disclose what I'm not required to disclose."[12]

Undisclosed gifts allegations

In 2023, ProPublica reported that Crow has given several gifts to Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, including a $19,000 Bible that belonged to Frederick Douglass. Crow gave Thomas a portrait of the justice and his wife, according to the painter, Sharif Tarabay. Tax filings show that Crow's foundation also gave $105,000 to the Yale Law School, Thomas's alma mater, for the "Justice Thomas Portrait Fund". Justice Thomas has accepted numerous week-long luxury trips, including island-hopping on Crow's superyacht, international and domestic private jet travel, and private resort stays.[13]

The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 was passed after the Watergate scandal, and the law requires that justices, judges, members of Congress, and federal officials must disclose most gifts.[14] These rules were clarified and updated in March 2023, but they still allow exceptions to the reporting rules if a gift of food, lodging, or entertainment is deemed "personal in nature" and the hospitality has been directly offered by an individual who has a personal relationship to the government official in question.[15] The new rules do however require disclosure of stays at commercial properties as well as private jet travel.[16]

Art and memorabilia collections

Crow's Dallas residence is home to an extensive collection of Nazi memorabilia, including two paintings by Adolf Hitler and a signed copy of Mein Kampf.[17][18][19]

Crow's backyard garden is home to at least 20 statues of authoritarian leaders and Communist icons, including Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong, Karl Marx, Hosni Mubarak, Josip Broz Tito, Nicolae Ceausescu, Walter Ulbricht, Gavrilo Princip, Bela Kun, and Che Guevara.[20][21][22] Crow acquired these former public monuments after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc.[23] According to Crow, he collects such memorabilia because he "hates communism and fascism".[24] Crow also owns original paintings by Adolf Hitler, Claude Monet, Rembrandt Peale, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Winston Churchill, and Dwight Eisenhower.[25]

Crow's private library contains a collection of 8,500 books and manuscripts including historical documents from Juan Ponce de León, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and all the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Additional items include Napoleon's writing desk and the Duke of Wellington's sword from 1815.[citation needed]

Personal life

Crow and his second wife, Kathy, have three children.[1][26] Kathy Crow earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1989[27] and an MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU). She is a member of the SMU board of trustees and a member of the executive boards of the Cox School of Business and the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development.[28] In 2014, the Crows donated $5 million to build the Kathy Crow Commons at SMU.[29]

His mother, Margaret Crow, survived the sinking of the SS Athenia, the first British ship sunk by Nazi Germany during World War II.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b Myerson, Allen R. (December 1, 1996). "More Than a Chip Off the Building Block". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Harlan Crow". Crow Holdings. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Harlan Crow". Crow Holdings. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Few, Jenel (October 14, 2001). "Donation debate continues". Savannah Morning News. Archived from the original on January 20, 2002. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Four Trustees Join AEI Board". AEI Newsletter. American Enterprise Institute. February 1, 1996. Archived from the original on February 2, 1997. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Board of Trustees". American Enterprise Institute. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Serrano, Richard A.; Savage, David G. (December 31, 2004). "Justice Thomas Reports Wealth of Gifts". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  8. ^ McIntire, Mike (June 18, 2011). "Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Allison, Wick (April 25, 2009). "Who Is Harlan Crow, And Why Are People Saying All Those Mean Things About Him?". Front Burner. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Levinthal, Dave (May 10, 2009). "After Dallas convention hotel battle, Harlan Crow extends olive branch to Mayor Tom Leppert". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Kenneth P. Vogel; Marin Cogan; John Bresnahan (February 4, 2011). "Justice Thomas' wife Virginia Thomas now a lobbyist". POLITICO. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  12. ^ Lichtblau, Eric (February 5, 2011). "Justice Thomas's Wife Sets Up a Conservative Lobbying Shop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 5, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  13. ^ Kaplan, Joshua (April 6, 2023). "Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire". ProPublica. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  14. ^ Wagner, John (April 6, 2023). "Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  15. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (March 29, 2023). "Supreme Court justices face new disclosure requirements for gifts, free trips". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  16. ^ Wang, Amy B.; Barnes, Robert; Wagner, John (April 7, 2023). "Justice Thomas addresses report he accepted luxury travel from GOP donor for years". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts - Washingtonian". April 7, 2023. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  18. ^ Alexander Burns. "Springtime for Hitler('s paintings)". POLITICO. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  19. ^ LoBianco, Tom (September 25, 2015). "Marco Rubio 'outraged' at DNC chair's Hitler knock | CNN Politics". CNN. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  20. ^ Romero, Simon (July 2, 2003). "Collecting Despots, Assassins And Such". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  21. ^ "History abounds inside Harlan Crow's home". Dallas News. April 7, 2023. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  22. ^ "The Downward Spiral". Spike Art Magazine. September 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  23. ^ a b Repko, Melissa (November 30, 2013). "Harlan Crow seeks zoning at Highland Park home for collection". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  24. ^ McClure, Kelly (April 8, 2023). "Clarence Thomas' benefactor collects Hitler memorabilia". Salon. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  25. ^ Greene, Mariana (March 21, 2014). "History abounds inside Harlan Crow's home". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  26. ^ Joseph (April 6, 2023). "Harlan Crow children: Meet Jack, Rob, and Sarah". GhBase•com™-Everything & News Now. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  27. ^ "Advisors". Princeton. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  28. ^ "Kathy Crow Commons". SMU. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  29. ^ "$5 million gift from Harlan and Kathy Crow to support SMU Residential Commons". SMU. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

External links

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