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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.
5 de oct. de 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.
8 de ene. de 2012 · Becoming the third woman to own a major-league baseball club, Joan Whitney Payson marked history by heavily investing in the expansion New York Mets of 1962. The club’s first majority stockholder, she was also the first of her gender to purchase such an enterprise with her own funds.
19 de jul. de 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. A few examples follow.
24 de mar. de 2023 · This Women’s History Month, we honor Joan Payson, who blazed a trail for women in sports as the first New York Mets owner. #JoanPayson #Mets #NewYorkMetsChec...
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15 de mar. de 2024 · Joan Payson ceremoniously taps a bottle of champagne with a bat at a party in May 1961 to officially christen the New York National League Baseball team as the Mets. With her, left to right, are George Weiss, club president; Warren Giles, National League President; Ford Frick, Commissioner of Baseball; and Don Grant, Mets board chairman.
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.
