Person:Joan Whitney (4)

Watchers
m. 6 Feb 1902
  1. Joan Whtney1903 - 1975
  2. John Hay Whitney1904 - 1982
m. 1924
  1. Lorinda Payson
Facts and Events
Name[2] Joan Whtney
Gender Female
Birth[2][1] 5 Feb 1903 New York, New York County, New York
Marriage 1924 (his 1st wife; 5 children; divorced)
to Charles Shipman Payson
Death[2][1] 4 Oct 1975 New York, New York County, New York
Burial[2] Pine Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
Reference Number? Q518668?


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Joan Whitney Payson (February 5, 1903 – October 4, 1975) was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was also co-founder and majority owner of Major League Baseball's New York Mets baseball franchise, and was the first woman to own a major-league team in North America without inheriting it.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Joan Whitney Payson, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Find A Grave.