H.R. Crawford

H.R. Crawford (born c. 1939) is a real estate developer and former Democratic politician in Washington, D.C.

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.[1] He served in that position until January 1976, when President Gerald Ford asked for his resignation because of a Department of Justice investigation into possible conflict of interest violations.[2] The Department of Justice eventually cleared Crawford of engaging in illegal acts. A Department of Justice spokesman, speaking about the impropriety of those acts, said the Department did not deal with impropriety.[3][4]

He was elected as Ward 7 member of the Council of the District of Columbia in 1980 and served three terms.[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. ↑ "Nixon Names Black to High H.U.D. Post". The New York Times. 1973-03-08. p. 18. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. ↑ Shabecoff, Philip (1976-01-29). "Ford Ousts a Housing Aide in Interest Conflict Inquiry". The New York Times. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  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
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