Harold Schafer
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Harold Schafer (February 1, 1912–December 2, 2001) was a North Dakota businessman who founded the Gold Seal Company, the original maker of Mr. Bubble bubble bath soap. He was also an entrepreneur who invested money in the tourist town of Medora, North Dakota and the Medora Musical.
After selling his Gold Seal interests, Schafer reivensted much of his assets in the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation to promote and preserve Medora's Western culture. Schafer was honored for this benefaction with the Roughrider Award, North Dakota's highest civilian honor.
Schafer was married to Sheila Schafer. He is the father of United States Secretary of Agriculture and former North Dakota governor Ed Schafer.
[edit] External links
- Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation biography of Schafer
- North Dakota Governor John Hoeven's statement on the death of Harold Schafer
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