Frank Sharp

Frank Sharp

Frank Wesley Sharp (*birth date|1906|03|18, †death date and age|1993|04|02|1906|03|18) was a land developer in Houston, United States who was responsible for creating several large post-World War II housing developments.

Sharp's projects included "Oak Forest" in 1946 and "Sharpstown" in 1955. Sharp also created "Royden Oaks" in the late 1940s. Sharp later was a central figure in the Sharpstown scandal, and as a result he was convicted of violating federal banking and securities laws and was sentenced to three years' probation and a $5,000 fine. Though a Methodist, he became a benefactor of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and became the only Protestant to be named as a "founder" of the Society of Jesus. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904706,00.html The Founder] , Time Magazine, February 15, 1971] Sharp advised Strake Jesuit to buy shares of National Bankers Life at $20-26 per share [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904706,00.html?iid=chix-sphere] . The school lost $6,000,000 from his advice.

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