Background
Miner, Jack was born on April 10, 1865 in Dover Center, Ohio, United States. Son of John and Anne (Broadwell) Miner.
Miner, Jack was born on April 10, 1865 in Dover Center, Ohio, United States. Son of John and Anne (Broadwell) Miner.
Educational public schools 2 months.
Owner of Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, Kingsville, where thousands of ducks, geese and swans are federal during migration periods, spring and fall. Known as “the man who made the wild geese tame”. Lectures widely, the proceeds being applied in buying food for birds at his sanctuary.
The first person to catch and tag wild geese.
Honorary president several Izaak Walton leagues. Founder Essex County Wild Life Association (now known as the Jack Miner Wild Life League).
National director Izaak Walton League America. Honorary president Hamilton Bird Protective Association.
Member of advisory board of Quetico-Superior Forest Reserve.
Member conservation advisory board, Outdoor Life (magazine). Author: Jack Miner and the Birds, 1924. Jack Miner on Current Topics, 1928.
Home: Kingsville, Ontario, Canada.
Member of advisory board of Quetico-Superior Forest Reserve. Member conservation advisory board, Outdoor Life (magazine).
Married Laona Wigle, of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, 1888. Children: Carl (deceased), Pearl (deceased), Manly Forest, William Edward, Jasper Wilson.