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James Hanson Lemon, Sr. (May 14, 1903 – July 20, 1977) was an investment banker from Washington, D.C.. He is best known as the co-owner of the Washington Senators of the American League with James Johnson from through , and the principal owner and chairman of the board in .〔''Nashua Telegraph'', Wednesday, July 10, 1968, Nashua, New Hampshire, United States Of America〕 Lemon was born in Washington, D.C. in 1903. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Princeton University in 1925. During the 1930s, Lemon was well known in the world of contract bridge, serving as president of the Washington Bridge League〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= WBL Bulletin, July/August 2006 )〕 and, in 1939, of the American Contract Bridge League.〔(List of ACBL Presidents )〕 In 1963, Johnson and Lemon purchased the Senators franchise from Elwood Richard Quesada. After purchasing Johnson's share of the team in 1967, Lemon sold the franchise to Bob Short in 1968. Lemon remained with the Senators as chairman of the board, retaining a minority interest in the team. Short later moved the Senators to Arlington, Texas, where they became the Texas Rangers. He was a frequent golf partner of Dwight Eisenhower, who appointed him as a special ambassador to Ghana. Lemon was not related to Jim Lemon, the field manager on the Senators at the time, c. 1968.〔''Danville Register,'' Thursday, January 04, 1968, Danville, Virginia, United States Of America〕 Lemon died in 1977 at Washington D.C. His wife Martha died on December 21, 1996.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NewsLibrary Search Results )〕 == Notes == 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「James Lemon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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