Frank B. York (born about 1878 in

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– died February 2, 1937 in

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) was the President of the Brooklyn Dodgers of

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from 1930 to 1932. He was a lawyer, whose representation of brothers

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and

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led to his being handed the job after internal disagreements among the Dodgers' front office management led to a settlement imposed by the National League and

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's resignation as president. York died on February 2, 1937 of

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after a week-long illness at age 59.

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