Daniel died from blood poisoning in Lynchburg on October 9, 1911. [1] An oft-told tall tale is that the infection began in one of his toes, which Daniel injured one morning at work by kicking his …

Sep 5, 2022 · Unfortunately for the brand's founder, Jack Daniel was felled by his own strong work ethic — and his impatience. One morning in 1906 (per Jack Daniel's), he went into work …

Jul 25, 2023 · The story of how did Jack Daniels die is as intriguing as his life. His death, resulting from a moment of frustration with a locked safe, is a peculiar footnote in the history of a man …

Oct 30, 2023 · He was a successful businessman and a pioneer in the American whiskey industry. But how did he die? And what was the role of a stubborn safe in his demise? In this …

Nov 9, 2023 · So did Jack Daniel really die after kicking his safe? According to author Peter Krass, who wrote Daniel’s 2004 biography Blood & Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack …

Oct 10, 2014 · Daniel, who never married and had no children, began turning more of the company’s operations over to his favorite nephew Lem Motlow and eventually gave him the …

Apr 12, 2024 · Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel died from blood poisoning on October 9 th, 1911. Legend has it that he developed gangrene after kicking his safe in anger, breaking a toe, when …

Feb 13, 2023 · Jack Daniel was founder of one of the greatest distilleries in the world. But for all his success he would die in perhaps the most ridiculous way possible.

He died as a result of blood poisoning as a complication of an infected toe. In the June 25, 2016 edition of the “The New York Times,” a story reports that company's view that Daniel learned …

How did his empire survive wars, Prohibition, and the corporate machine? And does Jack Daniel’s ghost still haunt Tennessee—or was he finally killed by the brand itself?