Knight, Jesse, 1845-1921
Dates
- Existence: 1845 - 1921
Biography
Jesse Knight (1845-1921) was a mining magnate who contributed to Brigham Young University.
Jesse Knight was born September 6, 1845, in Nauvoo, Illinois to Newel and Lydia Goldthwaite Knight. His family, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days Saints, left Nauvoo for the Salt Lake Valley in 1846, but did not arrive until 1850. In 1857, his family relocated to Provo, Utah, where Knight bought and sold cattle. After marrying Amanda McEwan in 1869, Knight and his family ranched in Payson, Utah. In 1896, he discovered a silver mine near Eureka, Utah, that gave him great wealth. He later started the Tintic Drain Tunnel Company and served as president of the Knight Investment Company, Knight Trust & Savings Bank, Springville-Mapleton Sugar Company, Spring Canyon Coal Company, Knight Woolen Mills, Eureka Hill Railroad, Ellison Ranching Company, Nevada, Knight Sugar Company in Canada, American-Colombian Corporation, South America, and about twenty other mining companies. He generously contributed to Brigham Young University and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was often referred to as "Uncle Jesse" for his kindness and generosity. Besides mining, Knight was successful in farming sugar beets. Jesse and Amanda Knight raised six children. He died on March 14, 1921, in a town he settled, Raymond, Alberta, Canada.
Citation:
The Jesse and Amanda Knight Society, 2002?: p. 6 (Jesse Knight, 1845-1921)Journal of Mormon history, fall 1997: page 4 (Jesse Knight; born in 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois) page 5 (Utah mining owner; resided in Provo, Utah; businessman)
Wikipedia, website viewed 5 June 2013 (Jesse Knight; born September 6, 1845, Nauvoo, Illinois; died March 14, 1921, Raymond, Alberta; Latter-day Saint mining magnate and entrepreneur; founder of the Latter-day Saint settlement in Raymond, Alberta, Canada; pioneer)
Knight Investment Company Papers, 1885-1953 (In 1857, his family relocated to Provo, Utah, where Knight bought and sold cattle; After marrying Amanda McEwanin 1869, Knight and his family ranched in Payson, Utah. He later started the Tintic Drain Tunnel Company and served as president of the Knight Investment Company, Knight Trust & Savings Bank, Springville-Mapleton Sugar Company, Spring Canyon Coal Company, Knight Woolen Mills, Eureka Hill Railroad, Ellison Ranching Company, Nevada, Knight Sugar Company in Canada, American-Colombian Corporation, South America, and about twenty other mining companies)
Found in 217 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous mining correspondence, 1907-1925
Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.
Oral history interview with Mark K. Allen
Interview by Karl Young with Mark K. Allen concerning his early life, family, grandfather, time as a student at Brigham Young University, education, and experiences at BYU as a professor and counselor. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Photo Studio photograph of Jesse Knight
Photographs of university trustees
Contains thirty-nine black-and-white photographs of presidents of the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young Academy and University; also views of chairmen of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of BYU. Also includes view of Karl G. Maeser's wife, Anna.
Photographs on Jesse Knight
Materials include photographs relating to Jesse Knight. These include portraits of Knight and of his house. Also includes photographs of an early 20th century traffic accident and an aerial photograph of Brigham Young University campus in 1928. Materials dated approximately 1900-1940.
Rico Wellington Mining, 1916-1930
Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.
Sales orders, 1920-1923
Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.
Taxes, 1910-1911
Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.
Taxes, 1911
Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.
Taxes, 1912
Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.