John Irving Taylor (January 14, 1875 – January 26, 1938) owned the
Boston Red Sox from 1904 until 1911. He was the son of
General Charles H. Taylor,
publisher of the
Boston Globe. He purchased the team from
Henry Killilea on April 19, 1904, with his father Charles serving as a minority owner. In September 1911, the Taylors sold half of the stock in the team to
Jimmy McAleer and Robert B. McRoy with McAleer taking over as team president. On December 21, 1913,
Joseph Lannin, Frank P. Cooper, and John R. Turner purchased McAleer and McRoy's half of the team with Lannin becoming team president. On May 15, 1914, Lannin bought out all of his partners and became sole owner of the Red Sox.