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John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) [1] is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Penguins, The Boston Globe, and co-owner of RFK Racing. As of August 2024, Forbes estimated his net ...
He was born at Greenock, Renfrewshire, on 17 September 1825, the third son of ten children of James Currie (1797–1851) and Elizabeth (1798–1839), daughter of Donald Martin, all of Greenock. His parents moved to Belfast in 1826, and Currie was sent at seven to the Belfast Academy, and subsequently to the Royal Belfast Academical Institution ...
Owner(s) Estimated combined net worth Source of wealth Accrington Stanley: Andy Holt What More UK AFC Wimbledon: Wimbledon Football Club Supporters' Society Supporters Trust Barrow: Tony Shearer (40%) Paul Hornby (20%) Kristian Wilkes (20%) Mark Hetherington (10%) Bluebirds Trust (10%) [112] Bradford City: Stefan Rupp (77.5%) $130M [91 ...
The business further grew in 1961, when John Lewis purchased the department store next door, Bon Marche, from its owners the Liverpool Co-operative Society and merged it into George Henry Lee. Bon Marche had previously been formed in the late 19th century by David Lewis, of Lewis's, but had been sold as a failing business to the Co-op in the 1950s.
Fenway Sports Group Holdings, LLC (FSG), is an American multinational sports holding conglomerate which owns Major League Baseball 's Boston Red Sox, Premier League ’s Liverpool, National Hockey League 's Pittsburgh Penguins, NASCAR 's RFK Racing, and TGL 's Boston Common Golf. FSG was founded in 2001 as New England Sports Ventures (NESV ...
John Dawson. Died. 1812. Nationality. British. Occupation (s) Ship's captain and owner of slave ships. John Dawson (died 1812) was a Liverpool slave trader and captain. [1] Between 1783 and 1792, Dawson and his business partner Peter Baker were the largest slave traders in Great Britain.
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation. Liverpool is one of the most valuable and widely ...
Portrait of James Penny by Thomas Hargreaves. James Penny (died 1799) was an English merchant and slave trader who was a prominent defender of the Liverpool slave trade. The famous Penny Lane street in Liverpool has been associated with him although it is now widely regarded as of an unconnected origin. [1]