Jack Daniel
Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (September 5, 1850 – October 10, 1911) was an American distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey.[1]
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| Born | Jasper Newton Daniel September 5, 1850 |
| Died | October 10, 1911 (aged 62) Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States |
| Occupation | Distiller/Businessman |
| Years active | 1862–1911 |
| Known for | Jack Daniel's |
| Website | Official Jack Daniel's website |
Daniel died from an infectious case of blood poisoning at Lynchburg in 1911. The infection allegedly set up originally in a toe, which Daniel injured in kicking his safe in anger when he could not get it open early one morning at work. He always had trouble remembering the combination.
Jack Daniel Media
Jack Daniel's safe. Jack Daniels forgot the combination to this safe, so he kicked it and broke his toe. The apocryphal story is that the toe soon had to be amputated, yet he died from complications. This story, however famous, cannot be true because he died years after this event.
References
- ↑ Krass, P., Blood and Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel, Wiley, April 29, 2004 (page 7 saying "after he was born in 1849", and page 19 saying "By the time Jack was born in January 1849, ...").
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