David Jacks
David Jacks (18 April 1822 – 11 January 1909) was a powerful Californian landowner, developer, and businessman. Born in Scotland, he emigrated to California during the 1849 Gold Rush, and soon acquired several thousand acres in and around Monterey, shaping the history of Monterey County in the first decades of American possession. He is also credited as being the first to market and popularize Monterey Jack cheese.[2][1]
David Jacks | |
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 David Jacks, c. 1880s | |
| Born | David Jack[1] April 18, 1822 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | January 11, 1909 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Scottish, American |
| Occupation | Land speculator, developer, businessman, university trustee |
| Known for | Monterey Jack cheese |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Cristina Soledad Romie |
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He was born David Jack, but took to spelling his last name "Jacks" once in California.[3]
In 1850, Jacks moved to Monterey, initially taking up a job in the store of a fellow Scotsman, James McKinlay. By 1852 Jack had been elected Treasurer of Monterey County and began purchasing land in the area.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bakken, Gordon Morris; Kindell, Alexandra (2006). Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West. SAGE. pp. 345–346. ISBN 9781412905503.
- ↑ DAVID JACKS, WELL KNOWN CALIFORNIAN, DIES IN NORTH. Los Angeles Herald. 12 January 1909. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19090112.2.15&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "Land King: The Story of David Jack". www.mchsmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ↑ Fink, Agusta (1972). Monterey County The Dramatic Story of Its Past Monterey Bay, Big Sur, Carmel, Salinas Valley. San Francisco, California: Western Tanager Press/Valley Publishers. OCLC 272531979.
Other websites
Media related to David Jacks at Wikimedia Commons
- A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California David Jacks, pp 241–249
- David Jack, a historical review
- Biography of David Jack by Kenneth C. Jack
- The Strange History of Monterey Jack
- David Jacks Papers, 1845-1960 housed at Stanford University Libraries