Arthur Chamberlin Wise

Arthur Chamberlin Wise
Born (1876-01-06)January 6, 1876
Boston, Massachusetts
Died June 26, 1952(1952-06-26) (aged 76)
Hingham, Massachusetts
Known for Owner of the Boston Braves
Parent(s) Daniel Wise
Mary A. Chamberlin

Arthur Chamberlin Wise (January 6, 1876 - June 26, 1952) was a member of the Boston brokerage firm of Millet, Roe & Hagen and co-owner of the Boston Braves baseball team in 1916 with Percy Duncan Haughton.[1][2]

Biography

He was born on January 6, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts to Daniel Wise and Mary A. Chamberlin of Kennebunkport, Maine. On October 9, 1902 he married Marion Strong Somers in Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1915 he became a member of the Boston Stock Exchange by buying the seat of I. M. Taylor for $15,000.[3]

With Percy Duncan Haughton he bought the Boston Braves baseball team from James Edward Gaffney.[2] Wise raised $600,000 to build Fenway Park.[4]

He died on June 26, 1952 in Hingham, Massachusetts. He was buried in Hingham Cemetery in Hingham, Massachusetts.

References

  1. ↑ "Percy Haughton Buys the Braves from Gaffney". Evening World. January 8, 1916. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  2. 1 2 "P. D. Haughton Buys Boston Nationals. Harvard Football Coach Heads Syndicate of Baseball Club Owners. Stallings As Manager. James E. Gaffney Surprises Sporting Circles by Disposing of Braves. Price Said to be $500,000". The New York Times. January 9, 1916. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  3. ↑ "New Boston Stock Exchange Member Boston". Wall Street Journal. October 8, 1915. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  4. ↑ Harold Kaese. The Boston Braves, 1871-1953. p. 173.

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