Frank MacKey
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Frank Joseph MacKey (March 20, 1852 in Gilboa, New York – February 24, 1927 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an Irish-American polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Foxhunters Hurlingham polo team which won the gold medal.[1][2]
He also was a businessman, founding HSBC Finance in 1878.[2]
He died at the age of 74. The manner of death was suicide.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Redmond, Patrick R. (2015-03-07). The Irish and the Making of American Sport, 1835-1920. McFarland. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-4766-0584-5.
- ^ a b c "Frank MacKey". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2020.