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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 ...
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. Mrs. Payson, the...
Joan M. Thomas. 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.
24 de mar. de 2023 · New York Mets. 106K subscribers. Subscribed. 119. 2K views 10 months ago #NewYorkMets #Mets. This Women’s History Month, we honor Joan Payson, who blazed a trail for women in sports as the...
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15 de mar. de 2024 · During Women’s History Month, it’s important to mention the contributions of Joan Payson. Long before Kim Ng became the first woman to be a general manager in Major League Baseball, Payson was the principal owner of the Mets -- starting in 1962, the team’s inaugural season, until her death in '75 at the age of 72.
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.
