Charles Shipman Payson

Charles Shipman Payson
Born(1898-10-16)October 16, 1898
DiedMay 5, 1985(1985-05-05) (aged 86)
EducationSalisbury School
Yale University
Harvard Law
Spouse
(m. 1924)
Children5, including Lorinda de Roulet

Charles Shipman Payson (October 16, 1898 – May 5, 1985) was the owner of the New York Mets of the National League from 1975 through 1980. In 1975, he inherited the club upon the death of his wife, Mets founder Joan Whitney.