Background
Payson, Charles Shipman was born on October 16, 1898 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Herbert and Sally Carroll (Brown) Payson.
Payson, Charles Shipman was born on October 16, 1898 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Herbert and Sally Carroll (Brown) Payson.
Graduated from Yale, 1921. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1924.
Payson was a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law and became a prominent lawyer and businessman in New York City. Charles did not share his wife"s enthusiasm for the Mets. But when it became apparent that Grant had mismanaged the team, it was Payson himself who forced Grant out.
In 1980, he sold the franchise to Doubleday & Company
Payson was a graduate of Harvard Law School.
Married Joan Whitney, July 5, 1924 (deceased. Married second, Virginia Kraft, December 28, 1977. Children: Daniel Carroll (killed World World World War II), Sandra, Payne Payson Middleton, Lorinda Payson de Roulet, John Whitney.