List of Atlanta Braves owners and executives

Owners

Name Years
Ivers Whitney Adams, John Conkey, Henry L. Pierce, Eben Dyer Jordan, John F. Mills, Harrison Garnder, James A. Freeland, Edward A. White, Frank G. Webster, and others 1871–1887[1]
Arthur Soden, James B. Billings, and William H. Conant 1887[1]–November 28, 1906
George & John Dovey November 28, 1906[2]–June 19, 1909
John Dovey June 19, 1909 – November 15, 1910
John P. Harris November 15, 1910 – December 17, 1910[3][4]
William Hepburn Russell & Louis Coues Page December 17, 1910 – November 21, 1911
Estate of William Hepburn Russell November 21, 1911 – December 19, 1911
John Montgomery Ward & James Gaffney December 19, 1911 – July 31, 1912[5]
James Gaffney July 31, 1912 – January 8, 1916[6]
Millet, Roe & Hagen (represented by Arthur Chamberlin Wise) & Percy Haughton January 8, 1916 – January 30, 1919[7]
George W. Grant January 30, 1919 – February 20, 1923[8]
Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson, and James MacDonough February 20, 1923 – October 7, 1925[9]
Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson Jr., and James MacDonough October 7, 1925 – 1926
Emil Fuchs, Albert H. Powell, & James V. Giblin 1926–May 15, 1927
Emil Fuchs, James V. Giblin, Charles Adams, Bruce Wetmore, and Charles H. Farnsworth May 15, 1927 – July 31, 1935[10][11]
Charles Adams, Bruce Wetmore, and Charles H. Farnsworth July 31, 1935 – December 10, 1935[12]
Bob Quinn, Charles Adams, Bruce Wetmore, and Weston Adams December 10, 1935–February 1941[13]
Bob Quinn, Max Meyer, Lou Perini, John Quinn, Joseph Conway, C. Joseph Maney, Dan Marr, Frank McCourt, J. W. Powdrell, Guido Rugo, William Wrang, Francis Ouimet, and Casey Stengel April 20, 1941 – January 21, 1944[14]
Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and C. Joseph Maney January 21, 1944 – January 22, 1951[15]
Lou Perini and C. Joseph Maney 1951–1952[16]
Perini Corporation 1952–1962[17]
William Bartholomay, Thomas A. Reynolds, John McHale, John J. Louis Jr., Daniel C. Searle, Delbert W. Coleman, James B. McCahey Jr., and Perini Corporation November 16, 1962 – January 6, 1976[18]
Ted Turner/Turner Broadcasting January 6, 1976–October 1996[19]
Time Warner October 1996–May 16, 2007
Liberty Media May 16, 2007–August 3, 2023[20]

Presidents

Name Years
Ivers Whitney Adams 1871
John Conkey 1872
Charles H. Porter 1873–1874
Nicholas Apollonio 1875–1876
Arthur Soden 1877–1907
George Dovey 1907–1909
John Dovey 1909–1910
William Hepburn Russell 1910–1911
John Montgomery Ward 1911–1912
James E. Gaffney 1912–1916
Percy Haughton 1916–1918[8]
George W. Grant 1919–1923
Christy Mathewson 1923–1925
Emil Fuchs 1925–1935
Bob Quinn 1935–1945[21]
Lou Perini 1945–1957[22]
Joseph Cairnes 1957–1961[23]
John McHale 1961–1967[24]
William Bartholomay 1967–1973[25]
Daniel Donahue 1973–1975
Ted Turner 1976–1986
Stan Kasten 1986–2003[26]
Terry McGuirk 2003–2007[27]
John Schuerholz 2007–2016
Derek Schiller 2016–present

General Managers

Other executives

References

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  7. ^ "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.
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  15. ^ Nason, Jerry (January 22, 1944). "Trio Ultimately Will Buy Braves Club Outright". The Boston Daily Globe.
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