William Shea
Businessperson, Organization founder
1907 – 1991
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Who was William Shea?
William Alfred "Bill" Shea was an American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould. He is probably better known as the founder of the Continental League, which was instrumental in bringing National League baseball back to New York City with the New York Mets, and for being the namesake of the stadium where that team played for 45 years.
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- Born
- Jun 21, 1907
New York City - Also known as
- William A. Shea
- Siblings
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- Georgetown University
- New York University
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Oct 2, 1991
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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