Leonard Shoen
Businessperson, Organization founder
1916 – 1999
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Who was Leonard Shoen?
Leonard Samuel Shoen was an American entrepreneur who founded the U-Haul truck and trailer organization in Ridgefield, Washington. After growing up in the farm belt of the United States during the Great Depression, he envisioned the market for rental vehicles for families who wished to avoid the expense of professional transfer and storage companies and move themselves around the country.
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- Born
- Feb 29, 1916
McGrath - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oregon State University
- Employment
- U-Haul
- Died
- Oct 1, 1999
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
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on July 23, 2013
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