David Jack was born in Crieff on April, 18, 1822 and died
in 1909, Monterey, California. The "San Francisco Call" of
Tuesday, January 12th reported the following notice;
"David Jack multi millionaire and the largest and
richest landowner of Monterey County died at his home in Monterey at 12.30 o’clock
yesterday afternoon (Jan 11th) at the age of 87 years. Born in Crieff,
Perthshire, Scotland in 1822, Jack came to the United States in 1841, and in
1849 reached California settling a year later in Monterey"
Jack was a land speculator and businessman who is
considered one of the founding investment geniuses behind the development
of Monterey County, California. His work and accomplishments
in that county were clearly cornerstones in Central California's Golden Age of
Prosperity.
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