36 Facts About Alexander Bannwart

Alexander Bannwart was involved in baseball, politics, and real estate.

Alexander Bannwart bought the team and made himself the manager.

Alexander Bannwart worked in real estate and advocated for world federalism.

Alexander Bannwart was born on December 25,1880, in Basel, Switzerland, to Theresa and Franz Alexander Bannwart.

Alexander Bannwart's mother was German and his father was Swiss.

The Alexander Bannwart family emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, when he was a toddler.

Alexander Bannwart then attended Princeton University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1906.

Alexander Bannwart had played intramural baseball at Princeton, but did not play for the Princeton Tigers.

Alexander Bannwart enrolled at Harvard Law School, but did not complete his studies there.

In 1907, Alexander Bannwart built a new ballpark for the team in the center of town and continued serving as the team's manager.

Alexander Bannwart hired Tom Fleming to manage the team in 1909, but later insisted he was in charge of the team when an umpire tried to eject him from Lowell's bench during a game.

In May 1909, Alexander Bannwart fired Fleming and hired Tom Bannon to manage.

In June 1909, Alexander Bannwart announced that he wanted to sell the team.

Alexander Bannwart worked on the Greater Boston League, a semi-professional baseball league that he spent years trying to develop.

Later in the 1914 season, Alexander Bannwart drew anger when he attempted to make last minute changes to the schedule designed to increase competitiveness in the standings and maximize profits at the box office.

At the April 1915 league meeting, Coppen was re-elected as president and Alexander Bannwart was elected secretary.

The Colonial League struggled financially in 1915, and Alexander Bannwart's policies were blamed.

The quality of baseball was deemed to be below the expected standards of a Class C league in part due to the salary maximums set by Alexander Bannwart, diminishing fan interest in the league.

In 1916, Alexander Bannwart tried to establish a new Class B league in some of the cities from the Colonial League, including Brockton, Taunton, and Fall River.

Alexander Bannwart obtained the leases to the ballparks used in the Colonial League from the Wards.

Alexander Bannwart began to idolize Woodrow Wilson when he was a student at Princeton while Wilson served as university president.

When Wilson ran for president of the United States in the 1912 presidential election, Alexander Bannwart campaigned for him.

Alexander Bannwart was elected president of the Woodrow Wilson Club of Brookline in September 1912 and advocated electing Wilson, a member of the Democratic Party, to Progressive Party political clubs.

Alexander Bannwart was arrested for assault, but Lodge did not press charges.

Alexander Bannwart was 36 years old at the time, while Lodge was 67 years old.

Alexander Bannwart delivered remarks to the Emergency Peace Federation supporting the war, ending his association with the group.

In 1918, Alexander Bannwart sued Lodge for $20,000, alleging that Lodge made false and malicious statements about him regarding their altercation.

In 1920, Alexander Bannwart ran for the 19th district seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the primary elections for the Democratic and Republican Party, losing in both.

In 1924, Alexander Bannwart bought a mansion on Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, and set up a "Millionaire for a Day" promotion, allowing people to rent the furnished mansion with butlers and maids included.

Alexander Bannwart was found guilty and fined $25.

Alexander Bannwart appealed the conviction and changed his plea to nolo contendere and paid the fine.

In 1927, Alexander Bannwart sold the house, which was appraised at $53,000.

Alexander Bannwart gave lectures that advocated for the establishment of the Federal Union Plan, which would unite the United States with other liberal democracies on the basis of principles of the United States Constitution.

Alexander Bannwart's will provided an income to Carl and money to Gordon B Hanlon, but Alexander was disinherited from her $100,000 estate.

Alexander Bannwart contested the will in court, as did the Boston Community Church, which had been disinherited.

Alexander Bannwart died on February 21,1959, in Jersey City, New Jersey.