Charles Richard Crane or Charles R. Crane (1858-1939) of Chicago was a wealthy American Arabist, a philanthropist who had business knowledge of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Charles was the eldest son of Chicago manufacturing mogul Richard T. Crane. His heavy contributions to President Wilson's 1912 campaign led to being named to the 1917 Special Diplomatic Commission, or Root Commission to Russia, … Wikipedia
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