Joan Whitney Payson
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Joan Whitney Payson was an American heiress, art collector, and sports executive best known as the founding owner of the New York Mets and one of the first female majority owners of a Major League Baseball team.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collector
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baseball executive ⓘ heiress ⓘ human ⓘ sports executive ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York Mets Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1903-02-05 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Daniel Carroll Payson
NERFINISHED
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John Whitney Payson NERFINISHED ⓘ Payne Whitney Payson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Helen Payson NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Payson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1975-10-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Miss Chapin's School
NERFINISHED
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Miss Spence's School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Payson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Joan Whitney Payson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | induction into New York Mets Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent American art collection including works by European modernists
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supporting the return of National League baseball to New York after the departure of the Dodgers and Giants ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOf | Whitney family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding owner of the New York Mets
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one of the first female majority owners of a Major League Baseball team ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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philanthropist ⓘ sports executive ⓘ |
| ownedCollection | Joan Whitney Payson Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerOf | New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Helen Hay Whitney
NERFINISHED
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Payne Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philanthropyArea |
arts
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education ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | majority owner of the New York Mets ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | John Hay Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| spouse | Charles Shipman Payson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthSource | Whitney family fortune ⓘ |
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