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Jacob (Jake) Ruppert, Jr. (August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and United States Congressman who served for four terms representing New York from 1899 to 1907. He also owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1915 until his death in 1939. Starting out in the family brewing business, Ruppert entered the United States National Guard in 1886 at the age of 19, eventually reaching the rank of colonel. While he was the owner of the Yankees, he purchased the contract of Babe Ruth and built Yankee Stadium, reversing the franchise's fortunes and establishing it as the premier club in the major leagues. Ruppert was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2013.〔National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: "Hank O'Day, Jacob Ruppert, Deacon White Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame by Pre-Integration Era Committee". December 3, 2012 () Retrieved June 24, 2013〕 ==Early life== Ruppert was born in New York City, the son of brewer Jacob Ruppert, Sr. (1842–1915)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Jacob Ruppert )〕 and his wife, the former Anna Gillig (1842–1924〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Concerning The Ruppert Mansion & Ehret Brewery... )〕). He was the second oldest of six children, along with Cornelia Ruppert-Franko (1865–96), Anna Schalk (born 1870), Frank (born 1872), George (1875–1948〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=George Ehret Ruppert )〕) and Amanda Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ruppert-Silleck (1878–1952〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Amanda Elizabeth Ruppert Silleck )〕). His grandfather Franz (1811–83), a brewer from Bavaria, had emigrated to the United States in 1836 or 1842.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Franz Ruppert )〕 His mother was also of German ethnicity, and was herself the daughter of prominent brewer George Gillig.〔〔() "The team had a pronounced German-American flavor from its owner beer baron Jacob Ruppert to Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mark Koenig, Bob Meusel, George Pipgras, Dutch Ruether and half Germans Waite Hoyt and Earle Combs"〕 Although he was a second-generation American, to the day he died he spoke with a noticeable German accent. He grew up in the Jacob Ruppert, Sr. House on Fifth Avenue. Jacob Jr. attended the Columbia Grammar School. He was accepted into Columbia College, but instead began working in the brewing business with his father in 1887. He started as a barrel washer, working 12 hour days for $10 a week ($ in current dollar terms), and eventually became vice president and general manager of the brewery.〔 Ruppert enlisted in the Seventh Regiment, National Guard of New York, serving in the rank of private from 1886 through 1889. In 1890, he was promoted to colonel and appointed to serve on the staff of David B. Hill, the Governor of New York, serving as aide-de-camp.〔 He became a senior aide on the staff of Roswell P. Flower, Hill's successor as Governor, until 1895. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacob Ruppert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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