Daniel Best
American businessman and adventurer
Daniel Best (March 20, 1838 – August 22, 1923) was an American adventurer, businessman, farmer, and inventor known for pioneering agriculture machinery and heavy machinery.2
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Born Mar 20, 1838, died Aug 22, 1923.1
Companies
- Best Manufacturing CompanyFounder8
Early life and education
In 1839, Best's father, John, moved the family to Missouri, where he built a saw mill to cut lumber for the local pioneers. Daniel Best spent the first nine years of his life here, before the family moved again in 1847 to Lee County, Iowa, where they took up farming and raised stock. In 1859, Daniel, following his brother, joined a wagon train heading west to Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory where he was employed as an ox-tender and sharpshooter.
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Career
Occupation: patent inventor, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Best Manufacturing Company3
Personal life
Daniel Best married Meta Johanna Steinkamp in Marysville, Yuba County, California, on August 29, 1872. They had nine children, and moved to San Leandro in 1886, where their home stands today as a local landmark.
Best retired in 1908, aged 70. His son, Clarence Leo Best, took over the tractor company. Best died in Oakland, California on August 22, 1923, and was interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
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- 1WikidataDaniel Best on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDaniel Best on Wikipedia
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- 9Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Best photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain