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{{Short description|American–Canadian businessman}}
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'''John McCaw Jr.''' (c. 1951) is a businessman who formerly partly owned [[McCaw Cellular]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and a former part-owner of the [[Vancouver Canucks]] [[National Hockey League|NHL]] franchise, with [[Francesco Aquilini]].

==Education==
A graduate of the [[Lakeside School (Seattle)|Lakeside School]], he continued his education at the [[University of Washington]], graduating with a psychology degree in 1974.<ref name="Lowkey">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Scott |title=Low-Key Mccaw High-Powered Executive -- People Say He's Tough But Fair |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920619/1497974/low-key-mccaw-high-powered-executive----people-say-hes-tough-but-fair |access-date=8 November 2019 |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=June 19, 1992}}</ref>

== Career ==
McCaw owned the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Vancouver Grizzlies]] from 1995 to 2000, when he sold the team to interests which would move it to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]].

On November 8, 2006, his 50% interest in the Canucks was sold to Aquilini, who became the sole owner.

On August 6, 2018, he was identified as a new part-owner of the [[Force India]] Formula One racing team.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-08|title=Un Québécois à la tête d'une équipe de F1|url=https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/e4f0a429-5542-4810-b0e0-8ee24d067df0__7C___0.html|access-date=2021-01-08|website=La Presse+|language=fr}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Craig McCaw]]

==References==
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*Bill Knight, [http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1995/9508140017.asp Mariners Owners to Pitch New Stadium]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Monday, August 14, 1995).

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