Question: Facts:   - death place: detroit , michigan , u.s.    - known for: owner oct. 1903 , railway owner/executive of the detroit tigers from nov. 1901 to    - birth name: samuel floyd angus    - death date: 6 february 1908    - spouse: dorothy hood -lrb- died 1907 -rrb-      - birth date: april 1855    - name: samuel f. angus    - nationality: american    - image: samuel angus.png    - birth place: prairie depot , monroe county , ohio , u.s.    - occupation: businessman   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of samuel f. angus .
Answer:
samuel floyd angus -lrb- april 1855 -- february 6 , 1908 -rrb- was an american business owner and professional sports team owner .he was the principal owner of the detroit tigers of the american league from november 1901 through october 1903 .angus began his career as a book agent in ohio .he subsequently entered the life insurance business , first as an agent and later as a regional manager for large life insurance interests .in the late 1890s , he became a promoter and builder of interurban electric railways , including the 61-mile toledo , fremont & norwalk railway -lrb- later part of the lake shore electric railway -rrb- and the 79-mile detroit , ypsilanti , ann arbor & jackson railway -lrb- sometimes known as the `` ypsi-ann '' -rrb- .in november 1901 , he led a syndicate that acquired the detroit tigers from james d. burns and george stallings .he purchased majority interest in 1902 and owned the team until late 1903 .during angus 's ownership , the team began the tradition of training in the south and acquired stars `` wild bill '' donovan and `` wahoo sam '' crawford , whose services would be key to the 1907 american league championship team .