Charles Gilbert Peterson

Charles Gilbert Peterson (January 31, 1848 - October 3, 1918), was an American contractor from Lockport, New York. He was an associate in Peterson & Sons with his father, Gilbert Peterson and brother, Jesse Peterson. The company executed such contracts as the waterworks of Toledo, Ohio and Grand Rapids, Michigan along with a reservoir in Washington, D.C. He was Mayor of Lockport in 1896 - 1897.[1] Peterson along with Sterling H. Bunnell, held a patent on the Furnace Charging Apparatus.[2]

Charles Gilbert Peterson
Born(1848-01-31)January 31, 1848
DiedOctober 3, 1918(1918-10-03) (aged 70)
Alma materCornell University
OccupationContractor
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseJennie Zimroda Gray Lapham
ChildrenRebecca Lapham Peterson

(Charles) Gilbert Peterson

Jennie Gray Peterson
Parent(s)Gilbert Peterson
Elizabeth Parker Peterson

On April 27, 1881, Peterson married Jennie Zimroda Gray Lapham in Syracuse, NY. They had three children, Rebecca Lapham Peterson, (Charles) Gilbert Peterson and Jennie Gray Peterson. He is the grandfather of Charles Sterling Bunnell.

He was a graduate of Cornell University.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lockport (N.Y.). Revised Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lockport. Lockport, N.Y.: Press of Roberts Bros. Co, 1913.
  2. ^ http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=1265736&idkey=NONE [dead link]
  3. ^ Cornell University, David Kaser, Otto Kinkeldey, Louis E. Martin, Stephen A. McCarthy, J. Gormly Miller, and Alain Seznec. Cornell University Library Records. 1868.