Jesse Knight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jesse Knight

American businessman

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1845

Place of Birth: Nauvoo, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1921

Profession: explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jesse Knight (6 September 1845 — 14 March 1921) was one of relatively few Latter-day Saint mining magnates in nineteenth century Western America.
Raised by the widow of Newel Knight, Jesse's family was poor throughout his youth.
As a young man, he worked as a prospector and discovered the Humbug Mine in the Tintic Mining District near Eureka, Utah in 1896.
As the Humbug proved profitable, he acquired other mines in the vicinity, including the Uncle Sam, Beck Tunnel, Iron Blossom, and Colorado mines.
After making his fortune, Knight went on to found the Latter Day Saint settlement of Raymond, Alberta, Canada.
In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.



Alternative names	Frank E. Esshom
Description	American author An Author and portrait photographer who produced images of the prominent men of Utah. He is best known for his book Pioneers and prominent men of Utah (1913).
Date of birth/death	4 July 1865	1940
Location of birth/death	Lovilia, Monroe County Iowa, United States	Monroe County, Iowa, USA
Work location	Utah
Authority control	: Q41795404 VIAF: 71335860 ISNI: 0000 0000 5003 3725 LCCN: nr2003027628 WorldCat