Gaffney was born in New York City to Patrick Gaffney and Anne Masterson, Irish immigrants.
In 1890, he married Essie Smith, whose family held numerous valuable properties in Manhattan.
Gaffney was a Tammany Hall alderman and construction company owner. The two were intertwined. Gaffney made his fortune winning contracts that he'd obtained via Tammany and insider dealing. He was one of the closest friends and advisers of Charles Francis Murphy, Tammany's boss. Essie Gaffney was a dear friend of Murphy's wife, Margaret.[2]
The "Miracle Braves" won the 1914 World Series under Gaffney's ownership. As team owner, he built Nickerson Field (originally Braves Field) in Boston, which opened in 1915. Gaffney continued to own the stadium, although he never re-entered baseball after 1916 (despite various rumors). His primary pursuit became horseracing.[3]
^"P.D. HAUGHTON BUYS BOSTON NATIONALS; Harvard Football Coach Heads Syndicate of Baseball Club Owners. STALLINGS AS MANAGER James E. Gaffney Surprises Sporting Circles by Disposing of Braves -- Price Said to be $500,000. P.D. HAUGHTON BUYS BOSTON NATIONALS". New York Times. 9 January 1916. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^"James E. Gaffney Dead: Popular Eastern Sportsman, Owner of Racing Stable for Many Years". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1932-08-18. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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james, gaffney, james, edward, gaffney, march, 1868, august, 1932, owner, boston, braves, national, league, from, 1912, when, purchased, club, from, estate, william, hepburn, russell, 1916, when, sold, franchise, percy, haughton, seated, desk, gaffney, born, y. James Edward Gaffney March 7 1868 August 17 1932 was the owner of the Boston Braves of the National League from 1912 when he purchased the club from the estate of William Hepburn Russell to 1916 when he sold the franchise to Percy Haughton 1 James E Gaffney seated at a desk Gaffney was born in New York City to Patrick Gaffney and Anne Masterson Irish immigrants In 1890 he married Essie Smith whose family held numerous valuable properties in Manhattan Gaffney was a Tammany Hall alderman and construction company owner The two were intertwined Gaffney made his fortune winning contracts that he d obtained via Tammany and insider dealing He was one of the closest friends and advisers of Charles Francis Murphy Tammany s boss Essie Gaffney was a dear friend of Murphy s wife Margaret 2 The Miracle Braves won the 1914 World Series under Gaffney s ownership As team owner he built Nickerson Field originally Braves Field in Boston which opened in 1915 Gaffney continued to own the stadium although he never re entered baseball after 1916 despite various rumors His primary pursuit became horseracing 3 Thoroughbred racing editA fan of horse racing James Gaffney owned and raced a stable of Thoroughbreds for a number of years 4 References edit P D HAUGHTON BUYS BOSTON NATIONALS Harvard Football Coach Heads Syndicate of Baseball Club Owners STALLINGS AS MANAGER James E Gaffney Surprises Sporting Circles by Disposing of Braves Price Said to be 500 000 P D HAUGHTON BUYS BOSTON NATIONALS New York Times 9 January 1916 Retrieved 17 August 2015 Jim Gaffney biography at the SABR BioProject Jim Gaffney biography at the SABR BioProject James E Gaffney Dead Popular Eastern Sportsman Owner of Racing Stable for Many Years Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives 1932 08 18 Retrieved 2020 11 08 Atlanta Braves owners nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball executive is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James E Gaffney amp oldid 1153883219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
