Jacob Horton
Template:Short description Template:Notability Jacob "Jake" Horton (died April 10, 1989) was a senior vice-president of Southern Company's Gulf Power unit, killed when a corporate airplane caught fire and crashed into a Pensacola apartment complex, shortly after takeoff from Pensacola, Florida.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Journalist Greg Palast has alleged that Horton was murdered by the corporation, in order to prevent him from accusing the board of directors of making illegal payments to politicians.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>