David Jacks (businessman)

David Jacks
Bearded, portly man from 1880s
David Jacks, c. 1880s
Born
David Jack[1]

(1822-04-18)April 18, 1822
Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
DiedJanuary 11, 1909(1909-01-11) (aged 86)
Monterey, California
NationalityScottish, American
Occupation(s)Land speculator, developer, businessman, university trustee
Known forMonterey Jack cheese
SpouseMaria Cristina Soledad Romie
Children
  • Jane
  • Louise L.
  • William
  • Mary R.
  • Margarete A.
  • Romie C.
  • Vida G.
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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.[1][2] He was born David Jack, but took to spelling his last name "Jacks" once in California.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Bakken, Gordon Morris; Kindell, Alexandra (2006). Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West. SAGE. pp. 345–346. ISBN 9781412905503.
  2. ^ "DAVID JACKS, WELL KNOWN CALIFORNIAN, DIES IN NORTH". No. olume 36, Number 103. Los Angeles Herald. 12 January 1909. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mchsmuseum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).