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The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963. They were established as charter members of the Southern Association in 1901. Known as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they became the Nashville Volunteers (regularly shortened to Vols) in 1908. Nashville remained in the Southern Association until it disbanded after the 1961 season. The team sat out the 1962 campaign but returned for a final season in the South Atlantic League in 1963 before ceasing operations altogether.

team had a group of owners with a president during its time in Nashville, Tennessee.

The team's first owner was Newt Fisher.

Presidents
On December 15, 1900, baseball leaders from across the South met in Atlanta, Georgia, to establish the Southern Association (sometimes referred to as the Southern League). A franchise was granted to Nashville's representative, Newt Fisher, who would be the team's first manager. The Nashville Baseball Club, as they would not become known as the Nashville Volunteers until 1908, played their home games at Athletic Park, which also gained its Sulphur Dell moniker in 1908. A stock company was formed to finance the team with a US$2,500 initial investment, and James Palmer, a wealthy Nashvillian associated with sport in the city, was elected as its first president. On July 12, 1905, Fisher sold the team to a local stock company headed by president Bradley Walker, a local attorney. On March 9, 1906, retail merchant Herbert McSweeney was elected as president, and the club's capital stock was increased to $20,000. The new ownership group attempted to sell 100 shares of stock at US$100 per share to support the team, but fell short of their goal. After cutting corners to remain solvent, the stock company finally placed the team up for sale in August 1906. A larger group of new investors appeared, led by shoe merchant Ferdinand E. Kuhn, and raised $50,000. At the time of the reorganization, McSweeney was unable to continue leading the company due to personal affairs, and Kuhn was elected president.

Kuhn remained in charge until resigning on December 12, 1910, because the role took too much time away from his business. William G. Hirsig, an automotive dealer, was elected as his successor. Controversey erupted in December 1913 after Hirsig traded Clay Perry to the Mobile Sea Gulls in exchange for Heinie Berger without consulting manager Bill Schwartz. Hirsig demanded Schwartz retract his open dissatisfaction with the deal or he would not be retained as manager. A majority of team's directors backed Schwartz and met on December 23 to depose Hirsig and elect vice president Clyde Shropshire as his replacement. Shropshire remained in the role until retiring prior to the 1919 season. He was succeeded by director and vice president Jim Sloan. The controlling interest in the club was purchased by a new syndicate in September 1926. Jack Whaley, one of the group and publisher of The Southern lumberman, was selected as the new team president.