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Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (died 1988)
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Glenn McCarthy
American oil tycoon (1907–1988)
Glenn Herbert McCarthy was an American oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as "Diamond Glenn" and "The King of the Wildcatters". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy. McCarthy founded the Shamrock…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shamrock Hotel
Former hotel in Texas, US
The Shamrock was a hotel constructed between 1946 and 1949 by wildcatter Glenn McCarthy southwest of downtown Houston, Texas next to the Texas Medical Center. It was the largest hotel built in the United States during the 1940s. The grand opening of the Shamrock is still cited…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)