William Bartholomay
William C. Bartholomay (August 11, 1928 – March 25, 2020) was a successful Chicago business executive, who made his living in the insurance industry. In November 1962 at age 34, he was the leader of a consortium who bought the Major League Baseball (MLB) Milwaukee Braves — a franchise in the organization's National League (NL) — from Lou Perini of Boston.[1][2][3]
Despite the Braves' success in
In
Bartholomay was a Life Trustee of Illinois Institute of Technology.[6][7]
Family
William's father, Henry Bartholomay, was an executive at Alexander & Alexander, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the United States.[8] His mother Virginia (nee Graves) drove for the Army Motor Corps in World War I and was active in the Red Cross during World War II. One of William's great-grandfathers, Henry Bartholomay, emigrated from Germany to Rochester, NY, where he established Bartholomay Brewing Company in 1874. Another great-grandfather, Conrad Seipp, founded the Conrad Seipp Brewing Company in Chicago.
Education
Bartholomay is an alum of North Shore Country Day School and Lake Forest College.[9]
Death
On March 25, 2020, Bartholomay died in
References
- ^ Thisted, Red (November 17, 1962). "McHale, Six Others Buy Braves for $5.5 Million". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ Wolf, Bob (November 17, 1962). "Midwestern Group Purchases Braves". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ "Perini Sells Braves To Milwaukee Group". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 17, 1962. p. 11.
- ISBN 978-0-8153-3324-1.
- ISBN 978-1-56720-559-6.
- ^ Sweet, David (November 5, 2014). "Baseball Continues to Fit the Bill". jwcdaily.com. JWC Media. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". IIT.edu. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Obituary". Chicago Tribune. 6 June 1966.
- ^ "North Shore Native Who Moved Braves To Atlanta Dies At 91". Evanston, IL Patch. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (March 26, 2020). "Former Braves owner Bartholomay passes away". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Tucker, Tim (March 26, 2020). "Former Braves owner Bill Bartholomay, who moved team to Atlanta, dies". ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
External links
- Bill Bartholomay at Baseball America Executive Database