George Dovey
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History
Dovey was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania; he attended college in Kentucky, where he played baseball.[1] For several years he worked as a salesman for the St. Louis Car Company.[1]
In 1907, Dovey bought the Boston Beaneaters from Arthur Soden,[1] becoming the team's principal owner; he then renamed the team the Boston Doves.[2]
At the age of 46, Dovey died of a pulmonary hemorrhage, early in the morning of June 19, 1909 while riding a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Greene County, Ohio, between Cedarville and Xenia.[1] He was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia.[1]
Following his death, his brother John became principal owner of the franchise.
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