Joan Whitney Payson
Businessperson, Organization founder
1903 – 1975
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Who was Joan Whitney Payson?
Joan Whitney Payson 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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- Born
- Feb 5, 1903
New York City - Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Barnard College
- Lived in
- Falmouth
- New York City
- Died
- Oct 4, 1975
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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