Jacob Ruppert
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican businessman, politician (1867-1939)
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Jacob Ruppert Jr. was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. He also owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1915 until his death in 1939.
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Jacob Ruppert Brewery (top left) at the corner of Third Avenue and East 91st Street in 1896 map
Ruppert (second row, second from left) with Albert Lasker and US President Warren G. Harding at Yankee Stadium in 1923
Slugger Babe Ruth was acquired from the Boston Red Sox in 1920, and transformed the Yankees overnight into a powerhouse
Ruth's popularity led to the 1923 construction of Yankee Stadium, a landmark in Major League Baseball
Ruppert's plaque in Monument ParkPoliticians from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1939 · aged 71
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