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'''Thomas Edwin Jago''' (21 July 1925 – 12 October 2018) was a [[Cornish people|Cornish]]<ref name="Cornwall live">{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Graeme |title=Cornishman who created Baileys' Irish Cream, Malibu and Johnnie Walker Blue Label dies aged 93 |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornishman-who-created-baileys-irish-2144909 |accessdate=25 October 2018 |agency=Cornwall Live |publisher=Local World |date=25 October 2018}}</ref> liquor executive, president and co-founder of The Last Drop Distillers, and known as the creator of [[Baileys Irish Cream]], [[Malibu (rum)|Malibu |
'''Thomas Edwin Jago''' (21 July 1925 – 12 October 2018) was a [[Cornish people|Cornish]]<ref name="Cornwall live">{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Graeme |title=Cornishman who created Baileys' Irish Cream, Malibu and Johnnie Walker Blue Label dies aged 93 |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornishman-who-created-baileys-irish-2144909 |accessdate=25 October 2018 |agency=Cornwall Live |publisher=Local World |date=25 October 2018}}</ref> liquor executive, president and co-founder of The Last Drop Distillers, and known as the creator of [[Baileys Irish Cream]], [[Malibu (rum)|Malibu]] (flavoured rum) and [[Johnnie Walker|Johnnie Walker Blue Label]].<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=Tom Jago Dies at 93; in the Spirits Industry, a Maker of Best Sellers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/obituaries/tom-jago-dead.html |accessdate=25 October 2018 |publisher=New York Times |date=23 October 2018}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Revision as of 04:58, 27 February 2019
Thomas Edwin Jago (21 July 1925 – 12 October 2018) was a Cornish[1] liquor executive, president and co-founder of The Last Drop Distillers, and known as the creator of Baileys Irish Cream, Malibu (flavoured rum) and Johnnie Walker Blue Label.[2]
Early life
Jago was born on 21 July 1925 in the town of Camelford, Cornwall, United Kingdom, the son of Thomas Bennett Jago, who managed the local Barclays bank, and his mother Violet. He went to Camelford Grammar School before studying history at Christ Church College, Oxford.[1] Jago served as a lieutenant on the destroyer HMS Wolfhound in the North Atlantic during World War II.[1] After the war he returned to Oxford and completed his degree.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Wilkinson, Graeme (25 October 2018). "Cornishman who created Baileys' Irish Cream, Malibu and Johnnie Walker Blue Label dies aged 93". Local World. Cornwall Live. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ a b Sandomir, Richard (23 October 2018). "Tom Jago Dies at 93; in the Spirits Industry, a Maker of Best Sellers". New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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