Charles Jack

Charles Jack (1810 – 22 April 1896) was an Irish farmer and landowner who was primarily responsible for the construction of Hadley Wood from the late 1880s, and the building of Hadley Wood railway station.

The estate was created in 1777 by Francis Russell, secretary to the Duchy of Lancaster, when Enfield Chase was broken up.

In return he surrendered his original lease with the Duchy which had been taken out in 1838 and assigned to Jack by George Barnes in 1854.

[5] Jack also negotiated with the Great Northern Railway for the construction of a station on the estate between the existing stations of New Barnet to the south and Potters Bar to the north, both of which had opened in 1850.

[citation needed] Jack died on 22 April 1896 after which his business interests passed into the hands of trustees.