ine ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century ▁owned ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁p ine ▁forest ▁in ▁Baker ▁County , ▁over ▁half ▁its ▁area . ▁The ▁el dest ▁brother , ▁T . J . ▁K nab b ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 9 3 7 ), ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁K nab b ▁Tur pent ine ▁company . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁fortune ▁with ▁the ▁forced ▁labor ▁of ▁j ail ▁in m ates ▁he ▁le ased ▁from ▁Baker , ▁A lach ua ▁and ▁Brad ford ▁count ies , ▁holding ▁the ▁conv ict s ▁in ▁pe on age . ▁K nab b ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Florida ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁sen ator ▁of ▁District ▁ 2 9 ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁legisl ative ▁sessions . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Cit izen ' s ▁Bank ▁of ▁Mac cl en ny ▁and ▁its ▁vice - pres ident ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁K nab b ▁Tur pent ine ▁corpor ate ▁identity , ▁K nab b ▁Tur pent ine ▁Company , ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁by ▁William ▁K nab b ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁in ▁Mac cl en ny . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4