H.R. Crawford

H.R. Crawford (born c. 1938) is a real estate developer and former Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. He was elected as Ward 7 member of the Council of the District of Columbia in 1980 and served three terms.[1]

In March 1973, Crawford was nominated by President Richard Nixon to be Assistant Secretary for Housing Management at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.[2] He served in that position until January 1976, when President Gerald Ford asked for his resignation because of a Justice Department investigation into possible conflict of interest violations.[3] The Justice Department eventually cleared Crawford of engaging in illegal acts. A DOJ spokesman, speaking about the impropriety of those acts, said the Department did not deal with impropriety.[4][5]

Crawford is president of the real estate firm Crawford Edgewood Managers and chairs the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.[6]

References

  1. ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. "Historical Elected Officials: Ward 7 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Nixon Names Black to High H.U.D. Post". The New York Times. 1973-03-08. p. 18. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  3. ↑ Shabecoff, Philip (1976-01-29). "Ford Ousts a Housing Aide in Interest Conflict Inquiry". The New York Times. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  4. ↑ "Former H.U.D. Aide Is Cleared in Conflict of Interest Inquiry". The New York Times. 1977-01-19. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  5. ↑ Ford, Gerald R. (1976-01-29). "Letter Accepting the Resignation of H. R. Crawford, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing Management". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Board of Directors Biographical Information". Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
Council of the District of Columbia
Preceded by
Willie Hardy		 Ward 7 Member, Council of the District of Columbia
1981–1993 		Succeeded by
Kevin P. Chavous