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John Mahon (percussionist)
John Mahon may refer to: *John Mahon (baseball), baseball owner and politician *John Mahon (musician, d-drummer an vocalist *John Mahon (composer) (1749–1839), musician and composer *John Mahon (Australian footballer) (1940–2014), Australian rules footballer *John Mahon (Irish footballer) (born 1999), Irish footballer *John Mahon (politician) (1901–1975), British communist political activist *John Mahon (actor) (1938–2020), American film, stage and television actor *John K. Mahon (1912–2003), historian *John Lincoln Mahon (1865–1933), British socialist activist *John Christopher Mahon (1922–2004), Irish-born priest in Kenya *Sir John Denis Mahon (1910–2011), British scholar See also *Johnny Mahon (other) *Jack Mahon (other) {{hndis, Mahon, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mahon (baseball)
John J. "Sonny" Mahon (August 1851 – June 19, 1928) was an American politician and professional baseball executive. He served as president and principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League in 1902. He was also a notable political boss in Baltimore, affiliated with the Democratic Party. Biography Mahon was born in Baltimore in 1851; his parents had emigrated to the United States from Ireland. He became a political boss associated with the Democratic Party, serving 14 years as a member of the Baltimore City Council. He was considered a Democratic political leader of Baltimore during his career. Mahon succeeded Sydney Frank as team president of the American League's (AL) Baltimore Orioles in 1902. The franchise would later relocate to New York City, becoming the New York Highlanders, and have been known as the New York Yankees since 1913. Baltimore's owners felt that AL president Ban Johnson was hurting the team's fortunes. When John McGraw left the Orioles fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |