John Louis Comiskey (August 12, 1885 – July 18, 1939) was an American businessman and the owner of the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...

of the

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two sports leagues, leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western L ...

from 1931 to 1939.

Biography

He was born on August 12, 1885, son of

Charles Comiskey Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 – October 26, 1931), nicknamed "Commy" or "the Old Roman", was an American Major League Baseball player, manager, and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League and was als ...

. He inherited the team from his father in 1931. He started work for the White Sox in 1910. Comiskey died of heart disease at the age of 53 on July 18, 1939."J. Louis Comiskey Dies At Eagle River Home", ''The Sheboygan Press,'' Wednesday, July 19, 1939, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States Of America Control of the White Sox passed to Comiskey's widow, Grace Comiskey, upon his death.

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1939 deaths Major League Baseball owners Chicago White Sox owners Chicago White Sox executives Businesspeople from Chicago 1885 births J. Louis 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-baseball-business-bio-stub