Harold Alfond

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Harold Alfond was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Dexter Shoe Company and for his extensive charitable contributions, particularly to education and athletics in Maine.

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Harold Alfond Foundation 0
Dexter Shoe Company 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charitable foundation
human
shoe manufacturing company
businessRegion New England NERFINISHED
causeOfNotability entrepreneurship and philanthropy
child Ted Alfond NERFINISHED
country United States of America
United States of America
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1914-03-06
dateOfDeath 2007-11-16
employer Dexter Shoe Company NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans NERFINISHED
familyName Alfond NERFINISHED
founded Dexter Shoe Company NERFINISHED
Harold Alfond Foundation NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Harold
hasCharitableFocus athletics
community development
education
industry footwear industry
knownFor support of higher education in Maine
support of youth athletics
languageSpoken English
name Harold Alfond NERFINISHED
namedAfter Harold Alfond NERFINISHED
notableFor charitable contributions to athletics
charitable contributions to education
founding Dexter Shoe Company
philanthropy in Maine
notableWork founding Dexter Shoe Company
occupation businessman
philanthropist
philanthropicRegion Maine NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Maine NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Waterville, Maine NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
residence Belgrade, Maine NERFINISHED
Waterville, Maine NERFINISHED
spouse Dorothy Alfond NERFINISHED

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Alfond Arena namedAfter Harold Alfond
Alfond Stadium namedAfter Harold Alfond