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Lester Crown (born 1926) is the son of Chicago financier Henry Crown (d. 1990), who created Material Service with two brothers in 1919, which merged with General Dynamics in 1959. He has been a perennial member of the Forbes 400 list since 1982. Lester controls family holdings, including large stakes in Maytag, Hilton Hotels, Alltell, and pro basketball's Chicago Bulls. He also holds a stake in the New York Yankees. Presumably, the large stake held in Bank One at the time of the 2003 Forbes 400 listing has converted to JPMorgan Chase stock and was derived from an interest in First Chicago, which was enumerated in the 1998 Forbes 400 list as First Chicago NBD shares. He is a major benefactor of Jewish charities, universities and the Aspen Institute. He is the chairman of the Commercial Club of Chicago and Chicago Foreign Relations Council. His current hometown is Wilmette, IL. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders The 312 Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area...
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1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans (est. ...
Former Headquarters of the Maytag Corporation, Newton, Iowa Maytag Corporation was a $4. ...
Hilton is the flagship brand of Hilton Hotels Corporation and is based in Beverly Hills, California. ...
Alltel (NYSE: AT) is an American telecommunications company with headquarters in the Riverdale neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. ...
The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ...
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Bank One, based in Chicago, Illinois, was the sixth-largest bank in the United States. ...
The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans (est. ...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ...
The Aspen Institute is a U.S. nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1950 dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. ...
A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ...
The Commercial Club of Chicago is a civic improvement club resulted from the 1907 merger of two predecessor Chicago clubs[1]: the Merchants Club (organized in 1896) and the Commercial Club (organized in 1877). ...
Wilmette is a town located in Cook County, Illinois. ...
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Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals: The Worlds Billionaries. ...
External links - Forbes World's Richest People
| General Dynamics Corporation | | Corporate Directors: Nicholas Chabraja | James Crown | Lester Crown | William Fricks | Charles Goodman | Jay Johnson | George Joulwan | Paul Kaminski | John Keane | Lester Lyles | Carl Mundy | Robert Walmsley General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ...
A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ...
In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ...
Nicholas D. Chabraja is the CEO of General Dynamics Corp. ...
James S. Crown is a businessman. ...
Jay Johnson can refer to: Jay Johnson one term U.S. Democratic congressmman from Wisconsin (1997 - 1999) Jay L. Johnson Jay Kenneth Johnson Jay Johnson (ventriloquist) Category: ...
George Joulwan (born 19XX) was a U.S. general. ...
General Lester Lyles is a commander and chief of the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. What his position entails is that he conducts research develops, test and evaluate, and provides the acquisition managers service and logistics support which is necessary to keep the Air Force weapons system...
Carl Epting Mundy Jr. ...
| | Subsidiaries: Bath Iron Works | Electric Boat | General Dynamics Land Systems | Gulfstream Aerospace | NASSCO Products: Arleigh Burke class destroyer | Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle | Los Angeles class submarine | M1 Abrams | Ohio class submarine | Seawolf class submarine | Stryker Bath Iron Works from NAS Brunswick photo gallery Bath Iron Works (BIW) is located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine. ...
Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics Corporation, is a major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy. ...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures. ...
Gulfstream G200 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, and has been a unit of General Dynamics since 2001. ...
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company or simply NASSCO is a shipyard in San Diego, California, and a division of General Dynamics. ...
The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers, one of the destroyer classes of the United States Navy, is built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. ...
USMC Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. ...
The Los Angeles-class attack submarines (SSN) are the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and form the bulk of the U.S. attack submarine force as of 2004. ...
The M1 Abrams main battle tank is the principal combat tank of the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, with three main versions being deployed starting in 1980: the M1, M1A1, and M1A2. ...
The United States has 18 Ohio class submarines: 14 nuclear-powered SSBNs, each armed with 24 Trident II SLBMs; they are also known as Trident submarines, and provide the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad of the United States strategic deterrent forces 4 nuclear-powered SSGNs, each armed with...
This article is about the SSN-21 class submarines. ...
The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled all wheel drive (AWD) armored combat vehicles (ACVs) produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in current use by the US Army. ...
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23% FY 2004) | Employees: 81,900 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: GD | Website: www.gendyn.com The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...
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A fiscal year or financial year is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ...
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ...
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