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john dovey pictured on a 1907 postcard . september 19 , 1865 yes john dovey pictured on a 1907 postcard . john sc dovey.png john dovey
 john dovey american baseball executive
john dovey

john s. c. dovey -lrb- born september 19 , 1865 -rrb- was the co-owner of the boston doves of the national league with his brother george dovey from through , and later sole principal owner for the season .
he was born in philadelphia in 1865 to john j. and catharine -lrb- née creswell -rrb- dovey .
in 1907 , the dovey brothers purchased the club from arthur soden .
after becoming principal owner upon the death of his brother in 1909 , he sold the franchise to john p. harris one season later .
