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Kenesaw Mountain Landis was born in Millville, Ohio, on November 20, 1866. 2 It was only a little over a year after the close of the Civil War. His father, Dr. Abraham Landis, had served as a surgeon with the Union forces. It was no surprise that Kenesaw loved Civil War history. 3.
Born Kenesaw Mountain Landis was born on November 20, 1866, in Millville, Ohio. He was the sixth child and the fourth son of Millville physician Abraham Hoch Landis and Mary Kumler Landis. His birth name is a modified version of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, in which his father was wounded. Landis worked on farms for much of his childhood ...
1 de fev. de 2023 · Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was elected baseball's first Commissioner on January 12, 1921. Born the sixth of seven children on November 20, 1866 in Milville, OH, Landis received his colorful name from Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, where his father, Abraham Landis, had been seriously wounded during the Civil War.
16 de out. de 2020 · Sam Lacy pushed Kenesaw Mountain Landis to advocate for the signing of Black players. Afro American Newspapers/Gado via Getty Images. It is worth noting that Black athletes competed with white ...
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (born Nov. 20, 1866, Millville, Ohio, U.S.—died Nov. 25, 1944, Chicago, Ill.) was an American federal judge who, as the first commissioner of organized professional baseball, was noted for his uncompromising measures against persons guilty of dishonesty or other conduct he regarded as damaging to the sport.
16 de abr. de 2024 · Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis became the first Commissioner of baseball in 1920.He is best known for his handling of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.His approach was to ban permanently the eight players at the heart of the scandal, plus others who were peripherally involved, even after they were found not guilty in a trial.
Kennesaw Mountain Landis papers, 1892-1945. 37.5 linear ft.; correspondence, letterbooks containing copies of outgoing letters (1892-1921), scrapbooks (1896-1928), judicial opinions and other legal documents, and other papers of Landis relating to his career as a lawyer (1891-1905), judge (1905-1922), and baseball commissioner (1920-1944) and to his friends and family.
