Joseph J. Lannin (April 23, 1866 - 15 May 1928) was a Canadian-born American baseball entrepreneur.
He was born in Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Canada, the son of Irish immigrants.
Orphaned at the age of 14, Joseph Lannin migrated with the flood of French-Canadians from Quebec seeking work in the booming textile mills of New England. However, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts the ambitious young man chose to work as a hotel bellman. Although he had limi...
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Joseph J. Lannin (April 23, 1866 - 15 May 1928) was a Canadian-born American baseball entrepreneur.
He was born in Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Canada, the son of Irish immigrants.
Orphaned at the age of 14, Joseph Lannin migrated with the flood of French-Canadians from Quebec seeking work in the booming textile mills of New England. However, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts the ambitious young man chose to work as a hotel bellman. Although he had limited education, Lannin was personable and possessed a quick mind. He soon learned about real estate and the commodities market by listening to the conversations of the wealthy patrons at his hotel and taking advice from those who were willing to share their insights with him.
A confident and knowledgeable Joseph Lannin invested his savings in the commodities market, making a small fortune. From there he began to acquire other businesses and eventually built an empire of hotels, apartment buildings, and golf courses.
On December 21, 1913, Lannin...
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