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Franklin Jackes
Franklin Jackes (March 3, 1804 – April 16, 1852) was an early Torontonian baker and politician of the Reform movement.
== Early life ==
Franklin Jackes was born in London, England, the third child of William Jackes and Catharine Palmer. He had a twin brother who was named Napoleon, but who died in infancy. At the age of eight Franklin Jackes moved with his family to New York City in 1812, however he returned to Europe to serve in the army of the Duke of Wellington as an apprentice baker during the Battle of Waterloo.〔The Toronto Globe, Saturday November 27, 1920〕 He then returned to New York City and subsequently moved to Toronto with his family in 1817. There he became a baker, known in particular for his high-quality horse cakes which were sold for half a penny each.〔 In 1825, while walking along the harbour of Toronto he encountered the wealthy miller Benjamin Thorne who was offering to sell his fleet of flour for five pounds, at such a low price because he believed that it had sunk in Lake Ontario due to its extreme tardiness.〔Berchem, F.R. Opportunity Road: Yonge Street 1860-1939. Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc, 1996. Print.〕 Franklin Jackes agreed to buy his wares, and the fleet arrived the same afternoon, making him a wealthy man.〔 In the spring of 1842, he bought a house known as Castlefield from a prominent Torontonian lawyer and politician named James Hervey Price for the price of 985 Spanish dollars, as well as other large amounts of land in modern-day Toronto.〔Jackes, Lyman B. Tales of North Toronto. Toronto: North Toronto Business Men's Association, 1948. Print.〕 Franklin Jackes married Catherine Gibson (February 28, 1808 – November 18, 1886) at Niagara-on-the-Lake on November 11, 1825 at the age of 19. They remained married until his death and had eleven children, one of whom was Albert G. Jackes, a doctor in the army of William McDougall and member of the Council of Keewatin, in modern-day Manitoba.〔The Manitoba Historical Society ("Memorable Manitobans: Albert G. Jackes" ) December 13, 2009, accessed July 4, 2011〕
Franklin Jackes was a good friend of James Hervey Price, and named one of his children Price in his honour. His wife Catherine Jackes also adopted two more children after her husband's death.
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