List of Atlanta Braves ownership and front office personnel
This is a list of the various front office personnel who served as either owner, president or general manager of the Atlanta Braves and of the teams that preceded the current franchise, such as the Boston Braves and Milwaukee Braves, from 1866 when they were the Cincinnati Red Stockings to the present. Included in this list are former pitcher Christy Mathewson, former Harvard football coach Percy Haughton, and Boston Bruins' owner Charles F. Adams.
Principal Owners[edit]
| Braves Owners | |
|---|---|
| Team | Years |
| Cincinnati Base Ball Club | 1866 to 1870 |
| Harry Wright (caretaker) | 1870 to 1871 |
| Ivers W. Adams | 1871 to 1872 |
| John A. Conkey | 1872 to 1873 |
| Charles H. Porter | 1873 to 1874 |
| Nicholas T. Apollonio | 1874 to 1876 |
| Arthur H. Soden | 1876 to 1906 |
| George B. Dovey | 1906 to 1909 |
| John S. Dovey | 1909 to 1910 |
| John P. Harris | 1910 |
| William H. Russell | 1910 to 1911 |
| James E. Gaffney | 1911 to 1916 |
| Percy D. Haughton | 1916 to 1919 |
| George W. Grant | 1919 to 1922 |
| Emil Fuchs | 1922 to 1935 |
| Charles F. Adams | 1935 |
| Bob Quinn | 1935 to 1944 |
| Louis R. Perini | 1944 to 1962 |
| William C. Bartholomay | 1962 to 1976 |
| Ted Turner | 1976 to 2003 |
| AOL Time Warner | 2003 to 2007 |
| Liberty Media | 2007 to Present |
Team Presidents[edit]
Other Personnel[edit]
| Club Officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Position | Years |
| Aaron B. Champion | Vice President | 1866 to 1869 |
| Thomas G. Smith | Vice President | 1869 to 1870 |
| A.P.C. Bonte | Vice President | 1870 |
| A.G. Corre | Vice President | 1870 |
| Henry Glassford | Treasurer | 1866 to 1868 |
| Edward E. Townley | Treasurer | 1868 to 1870 |
| Edward E . Townley | Secretary | 1866 to 1869 |
| John P. Joyce | Secretary | 1869 to 1870 |
| Will Noble | Secretary | 1870 |
General Manager[edit]
During the team's early years, the role General Manager was held by team manager Harry Wright who was also the team's secretary. Working with team treasurers Harrison Gardner and then Frederick Long, Wright was able to build a baseball dynasty for the city of Boston. After Wright left the team following the 1881 season, the club's triumvirate of Arthur Soden, William Conant and James Billings took over the role as "General Manager". In 1884 Billings replaced Allan J. Chase as treasurer, who had replaced Long in 1880. During the Triumvirate's era, the team's biggest signing was that of King Kelly which had been orchestrated by Billings. However with the appearance of the Boston Red Sox Billings' was ousted as treasurer with Soden taking over the role of treasurer. Following the sale of the Beaneaters to the Dovey Brothers, John Dovey assumed the position of Business Manager which was an early precursor to that of General Manager.
The Braves' first "true" General Manager, was team owner and president Bob Quinn, who held the position until poor health forced him to hand the position over to his son John.
| Braves General Managers | |
|---|---|
| Team | Years |
| John Dovey | January 2, 1907 to November 12, 1910 |
| Peter Kelly | November 12 to December 17, 1910 |
| George Page | December 17, 1910 to December 19, 1911 |
| Herman Nickerson | 1911 to 1915 |
| Walter Hapgood | 1915 to 1920 |
| Eddie Riley | 1920 to 1923 |
| Phil Troy | 1923 to 1926 |
| Ed Cunningham | 1926 to 1935 |
| Bob Quinn | December 10, 1935 to February 14, 1945 |
| John Quinn | February 14, 1945 to January 13, 1959 |
| John McHale | January 25, 1959 to January 11, 1967 |
| Paul Richards | January 11, 1967 to June 1, 1972 |
| Eddie Robinson | June 1, 1972 to March 25, 1976 |
| John Alevizos | March 25 to September 17, 1976 |
| Bill Lucas | September 17, 1976 to May 5, 1979 |
| John Mullen | May 12, 1979 to October 22 1985 |
| Bobby Cox | October 22 1985 to October 10, 1990 |
| John Schuerholz | October 10 1990 to October 11, 2007 |
| Frank Wren | October 11, 2007 to September 14, 2014 |
| John Hart | September 14, 2014 to October 1, 2015 |
| John Coppolella | October 1, 2015 to October 2, 2017 |
| Alex Anthopoulos | November 13, 2017 to present |
Reading[edit]
- Gary Caruso: The Braves Encyclopedia, Temple University Press, 1995
- Harold Kaese: Boston Braves: 1871-1953, Northeastern University Press, Boston, MA, 2004. ISBN 978-1555536176. Originally published in 1948.
Newspaper[edit]
- Associated Press "Joseph Cairnes Named to Take Over Post", January 27, 1957
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