J. Palmer O'Neil

J. Palmer O'Neil (September 30, 1843 – January 6, 1908)[1] was a businessman and an executive for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys baseball organization.

J. Palmer O'Neil as represented in a cartoon from the July 26, 1891 Pittsburg Press

Early life

O'Neil was born in Ulster County, New York.[2]

Career

O'Neil worked for years as a life insurance executive in New York City and Pittsburgh, followed by a stint as a manufacturer of gun and hunting supplies.[2]

He later took over as president of what would become the Pirates baseball organization. He is known for his work in helping to financially shepherd the team through the 1890 season, when the club set a league record for losses in a season while facing competition from the upstart Players League team, the Pittsburgh Burghers.[3][4]

O'Neil died in 1908.[3]

References
  1. "J. Palmer O'Neil". Find a Grave. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. Ferguson, Tracy (2015). "Pittsburgh Pirates Have Roots in Ben Avon" (PDF). Ben Avon Area Historical Association Newsletter. Vol. XXX, no. 4. pp. 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017.
  3. "DEATH OF J. PALMER O'NEIL.; Lost $60,000 at Baseball One Season, but Won Pittsburg's Heart." New York Times, January 8, 1908
  4. Fred Lieb. The Pittsburgh Pirates. SIU Press; 1948. ISBN 978-0-8093-8985-8. p. 18.


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