Edward Harrison Crane (born August 15, 1944) is a co-founder of the Cato Institute and served as its President until October 1, 2012.
In the 1970s, he was one of the most active leaders of the Libertarian Party. He was the Party's national chairman from 1974 to 1977, worked on John Hospers's Presidential bid and managed Ed Clark's high-profile 1978 campaign to be Governor of California.
In 1977, with the funding of Charles Koch and the assistance of Murray Rothbard, Crane established the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank. Crane and Rothbard later disagreed with regard to Cato, spurring Rothbard to write a scathing indictment of Crane and Cato in The Libertarian Forum.
In addition to his duties at Cato, Crane sits on the boards of many like-minded organizations, including Americans for Limited Government, a group that assists grassroots efforts throughout the country. Crane is also a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.
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—Hart Crane (1899–1932)