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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gassy Jack canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bar owner
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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
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opened a saloon on the south shore of Burrard Inlet ⓘ |
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