Joan Whitney Payson
(1903-1975)
American businesswoman
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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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5 February 1903 New York, New York, U.S.
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| Died |
4 October 1975 (aged 72) New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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