Jacob Ruppert

Jacob " Jake" Ruppert Jr. ( * August 5, 1867 in New York City; † January 13, 1939 ) was an American entrepreneur, sports official and politician. Between 1899 and 1907 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is best known as the owner of the baseball team the New York Yankees.

Career

Jacob Ruppert attended Columbia Grammar School. He then worked from 1887 in his father's brewery. There he started as a barrel scrubber. Over time, he got there in the administration for ever higher. After the death of his father in 1915 he became head of the brewery. Between 1886 and 1889 he was also a member of the National Guard of his State, in which he then rose to the colonel. As such he belonged 1890-1895 on the staff of the Governor. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1898 Ruppert was with the support of Tammany Hall in the 15th Election District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Philip B. Low on March 4, 1899. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1907 four legislative sessions. Since 1903, he represented the 16th district where his state. In 1906 he gave up another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Ruppert continued to work in the brewery business. Between 1911 and 1914 he was president of the United States Brewers ' Association. He was also engaged in other business sectors such as the real estate industry. He was also president of the company Astoria Silk Works. Ruppert, who fascinated him since his youth for baseball, bought a at the New York Yankees and was born on December 31, 1914 their owners. He held until his death this function. In the 1920s and 1930s, dominated his club the Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the construction of Yankee Stadium. Jacob Ruppert died on January 13, 1939 in New York City. In July 2013 he was inducted posthumously into the Baseball Hall of Fame.