About Harry Hempstead
Lived 1868 – 1938 (aged 69). Harry Hempstead was an American baseball player and businessperson, known for San Francisco Giants.
Harry Newton Hempstead (June 25, 1868 – March 26, 1938) was the owner of the New York Giants of the National League from 1912 through 1919.
Biography He was born on June 25, 1868, in Philadelphia to Orlando Gordon Hempstead and Elizabeth Ophelia Tyler. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1891 and on October 10, 1894, he married Eleanor Gordon Brush. In 1912 he purchased the franchise from John T. Brush, his father-in-law. In 1919, he sold the franchise to Charles Stoneham. He died on March 26, 1938, at his home on Park Avenue in Manhattan.
From 1916 to 1924 he was a trustee of his alma mater, Lafayette College.
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Who was Harry Hempstead?
American baseball executive (1868-1938)
When was Harry Hempstead born?
Harry Hempstead was born on 25 June 1868 in Philadelphia.
When did Harry Hempstead die?
Harry Hempstead died on 26 March 1938 in New York City.
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Harry Hempstead was a baseball player and businessperson.
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Harry Hempstead was known for San Francisco Giants.
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Harry Hempstead was American.
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