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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 ...
Joan Whitney Payson war eine amerikanische Unternehmerin, Kunstsammlerin, Mäzenin. Als Miterbin eines der größten amerikanischen Vermögen stiftete sie finanzielle Mittel für Bildung, Gesundheitsfürsorge und Kultur. Sie unterhielt gemeinsam mit ihrem Bruder eine erfolgreiche Pferdezucht und war Mitbegründerin und ...
8. Jan. 2012 · Learn about Joan Payson, the third woman to own a major-league baseball club and the first to buy the New York Mets in 1962. Discover her family background, passion for sports, and philanthropic legacy.
5. Okt. 1975 · Joan Whitney Payson, who devoted her life to civic causes, racing stables and her beloved New York Mets, died yesterday morning at New York Hospital. She was 72 years old.
19. Juli 2017 · Joan Whitney Payson is a pioneer within this small group, becoming principal owner of the expansion Mets by buying the franchise with her own money. Joan Whitney was born in New York in February 1903 to a family with an impressive lineage.
17. Okt. 2023 · Joan Whitney Payson developed an extraordinary relationship with the press after becoming the first woman to buy a sports team in North America. As owner of the New York Mets from their inception in 1962 until her death in 1975, Payson made baseball writers feel appreciated, inviting them to help choose the team’s name, hiring a ...
Unpretentious, generous, and one of the world's wealthiest women, Joan Whitney Payson was the granddaughter of W.C. Whitney, a New York streetcar magnate who served as secretary of the navy under President Grover Cleveland.
