Jack daniel biography

American distiller (–)

For other people named Jack Daniel, see Jack Daniel (disambiguation).

Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (September 5, – October 9, )^[1] was an American distiller and businessman, best known as the founder of the Jack Daniel'sTennessee whiskey distillery.

Early life

Daniel was the youngest of ten children born to Calaway and Lucinda Matilda (née Cook) Daniel.^[1] He was of Scots-Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent; his grandfather, Joseph "Job" Daniel, was born in Wales, while his grandmother, Elizabeth Calaway, was born in Scotland.^[1] His paternal grandparents emigrated to the United States in the late 18th century.

Daniel's date of birth is unknown, with various sources placing it in , and According to one source, he was born in January , in or around Lynchburg, Tennessee.^[1] An alternative possibility is that Jack was born in late since his mother died in January ^[2] A town fire had destroy