death_date death_place children birth_place family image_size nationality name birth_date spouse known_for image article_title birth_name occupation
22 november 1954 wilkes-barre , pennsylvania vincent mcmahon james mcmahon roderick james mcmahon , jr. dorothy manhattan , new york , new york united states mcmahon 200px american jess mcmahon 26 may 1882 rose e. davis founder , capitol wrestling corporation roderick mcmahon.jpg jess mcmahon
 roderick james mcmahon professional boxing and wrestling promoter
jess mcmahon

roderick james `` jess '' mcmahon -lrb- may 26 , 1882 -- november 22 , 1954 -rrb- was an american professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter , and the patriarch of the mcmahon family .
mcmahon was the founder of professional wrestling promotion , capitol wrestling corporation , the precursor to current day wwe along with toots mondt .
mcmahon 's son , vincent james mcmahon , would later take over and found the `` world wide wrestling federation -lrb- wwwf -rrb- '' -lrb- today known as wwe -rrb-
