Gassy Jack

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Gassy Jack was a 19th-century British-born bar owner and riverboat captain whose saloon in Vancouver, Canada, led to the founding of the historic Gastown district.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bar owner
historical figure
human
riverboat captain
birthName John Deighton NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 19th century
commemoratedBy Gastown neighbourhood name
statue of Gassy Jack in Gastown (removed in 2022)
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
culture British maritime culture
Canadian frontier culture
describedBySource Gastown heritage materials
local Vancouver histories
ethnicGroup British
fieldOfWork hospitality industry
river transport
hasEffect formation of a settlement that became Vancouver’s Gastown district
hasInfluenceOn development of Vancouver, British Columbia
hasPart Deighton House saloon NERFINISHED
knownFor being namesake of Gastown in Vancouver
founding saloon that led to creation of Gastown
languageSpoken English
name Gassy Jack NERFINISHED
nickname Gassy Jack NERFINISHED
Jack Deighton NERFINISHED
notableWork Deighton House saloon in Gastown NERFINISHED
occupation bar owner
riverboat captain
saloon keeper
partOf early colonial history of Vancouver
history of British Columbia
placeOfActivity Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED
Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED
Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Hull, England NERFINISHED
residence Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantEvent his saloon attracted sawmill workers and settlers, forming nucleus of Gastown
opened a saloon on the south shore of Burrard Inlet

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Gassy Jack Deighton nickname Gassy Jack