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American baseball executive
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Male
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Birth:
12 August 1885
Death:
18 July 1939
The details
Biography
Introduction
John Louis Comiskey (August 12, 1885 – July 18, 1939) was the owner of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from 1931 to 1939.
Biography
He was born on August 12, 1885 in Charles Comiskey. 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. Control of the White Sox passed to Comiskey's widow, Grace Comiskey, upon his death.