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- Birth nameKenesaw Mountain Landis
- Kenesaw M. Landis was born on November 20, 1866 in Millville, Ohio, USA. He was married to Winifred Reed. He died on November 25, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseWinifred Reed(July 25, 1895 - November 25, 1944) (his death, 2 children)
- He was a member of the Republican party.
- Appointed first Commissioner of Baseball following the 1919 World Series "Black Sox" scandal. Term of office: 12 January 1921 through 25 November 1944 (died in office).
- Named after the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain in the US Civil War.
- Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Committee on Baseball Veterans in 1944.
- In 1907 he imposed a $29,240,000 fine on the Standard Oil Company of Indiana in a rebate case (which was later reversed).
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