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]

Jack Daniel
Born	Jasper Newton Daniel September 5, 1850 Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States
Died	October 10, 1911(1911-10-10) (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.