Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston

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Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Born July 17, 1867
Flag of the United States Buffalo, New York
Died March 29, 1938
Flag of the United States Darien, Georgia
Occupation Baseball
Spouse Lena Belle Gladstone

Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was co-owner of the baseball team that became the New York Yankees, with Jacob Ruppert from 1915 to 1922. They had purchased the club from Frank Farrell and William S. Devery. [1] In 1922, Huston retired and he sold his share to Ruppert for $1.5 million. [2] [3] [4]

He was born in Buffalo, New York in 1867, He married Lena Belle Gladstone, and he died on March 29, 1938 in Darien, Georgia. [5]

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  1. ^ Yankees Timeline. Major League Baseball. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. “January 29, 1915: Col. Jacob Ruppert and Col. Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston purchase the Yankees for $1.25 million.”
  2. ^ Yankees Timeline. Major League Baseball. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. “May 21, 1922: Col. Ruppert buys out Col. Huston for $1.5 million.”
  3. ^ "Frank J. Farrell, Sportsman, Dies.", New York Times, February 11, 1926, Thursday. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. "Suffers a Heart Attack While Recuperating From Bronchitis in Atlantic City. ... Devery and Ferrell remained in baseball from 1903 until 1915, when the holdings were sold to Colonel Jacob Ruppert, the present owner, and Colonel T.H. Huston for $460,000." 
  4. ^ Note that the Yankee website uses the number $1.25 million for the "purchase" by Huston. The obituary for Farrell reports the figure as $460,000. Huston sold the franchise for $1.25 million. The Yankee archivist has been contacted about the error on June 18, 2007.
  5. ^ "Col. T. L'H. Huston, Ball Club Partner; Former Co-Owner Of Yankees Dies. Helped In Team's Rise To Two Championships. Sold Out For $1,250,000. Engineer And Contractor Had Served As Officer In World And Spanish Wars Built Game Into An Industry Favored Public Control", New York Times, March 30, 1938, Wednesday. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. "Colonel Tillinghast L'H. Huston, who was co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball club before retiring to a Georgia plantation, died in his home today. He was 71 years old." 
Preceded by
William S. Devery and Frank Farrell		 Owner of the New York Yankees
with Jacob Ruppert 1915-1922		 Succeeded by
Jacob Ruppert (as sole proprietor)
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