Biografía
He was a former river pilot and mariner who arrived in Vancouver.
He floated a barrel of whiskey ashore and traded its contents to workers from the sawmill in return for building him a saloon. It was called the Deighton House.
He acquired the name Gassy Jack due toi his reputation as a windbag.
Referencias
- Kluckner, M. (1993)
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press.
