Charles Gilbert Gates (May 26, 1876 – October 29, 1913) of

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was the owner of the first home in the

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where

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was installed in 1914. He was the son of

John Warne Gates John Warne Gates (May 18, 1855 – August 9, 1911), also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates, was an American Gilded Age industrialist and gambler. He was a pioneer promoter of barbed wire. He was born and raised in what is now West Chicago, Illino ...

, also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates.

Biography

Charles Gilbert Gates was the son of

, a manufacturer of

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. In July 1913 he drove from his home in Minneapolis to New York City, where he had a seat on the

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. He died in his sleep in

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in 1913. After his death his home was completed and was the first to have air conditioning installed.

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