Myron H. Wilson | |
Birth Name: | Myron Henry Wilson Jr. |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1887 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | Sheffield Scientific School Yale University |
Known For: | Owner of the Cleveland Indians, 1952–1956 |
Occupation: | Businessman, insurance executive |
Myron Henry "Mike" Wilson Jr. (September 9, 1887 – August 19, 1962) was the principal owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team of the American League from through . He was a native of Cleveland.[1] In 1952, Wilson purchased Ellis Ryan's share of the franchise to become president and principal owner. In 1956, Wilson and other minority shareholders sold the Indians to William R. Daley.[2]
Wilson stayed on as team president until his death in 1962 at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio after a one-month hospitalization. He was 74.[3] [4]