Lorinda de Roulet

Lorinda de Roulet
Born
Lorinda Payson

(1930-05-08) May 8, 1930 (age 94)
Occupation(s)President of the New York Mets (1975–1980)
President of the Patrina Foundation
Known forPhilanthropy
Spouse
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(m. 1951; died 1975)​
Children3
Parent(s)Joan Whitney Payson
Charles Shipman Payson

Lorinda "Linda" de Roulet (née Payson; born May 8, 1930)[1][2] is an American philanthropist. She is a former president of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball, succeeding her mother, Joan Whitney Payson, in the role upon her mother's death in 1975, and serving until 1980, when her family sold the team to Doubleday & Company.

  1. ^ Rieber, Anthony (February 19, 2011). "Deja vu all over again for owners of Mets". Newsday. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference linda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).