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About Joan Whitney Payson
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.
Everything about Joan Whitney Payson →- Occupation
- art collector, businessperson, entrepreneur, socialite
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 5, 1903
- Died
- October 4, 1975