Harold Leavenworth Green

American businessman

Harold Leavenworth Green (May 31, 1892 – April 13, 1951) was the chairman and founder of the H.L. Green Company five and dime store chain. He founded the chain as a product of mergers in 1932, and at the time of his death it had more than 200 stores.2

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Born Sep 9, 1892, died Apr 13, 1951.1

About

He was born in Ansonia, Connecticut. He graduated from Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University as a mechanical engineer in 1912. He was 59 at the time of his death in Miami Beach, Florida.

From Wikipedia’s article on Harold Leavenworth Green, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedYale School of Engineering and Applied Science3
  • Date not recordedSheffield Scientific School3

Career

Occupation: engineer.5