Gilbert Peterson (August 5, 1824 - November 14, 1890), was an American contractor from

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. He was the founder and President of Peterson & Sons, which he ran with his two sons,

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 ...

and Jesse Peterson. The company executed contracts building the waterworks of

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; part of the

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and worked on multiple reservoirs in the

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, area. Previously he was a partner at Hunt, Peterson & Kinsley, responsible for enlarging Erie Canal between

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, and

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, in 1855, and canal repairs in

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, and Kilburn Hill, New York. Peterson was superintendent of both the eastern and western divisions of the

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, and in 1867–1868 he was

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of the 2nd Ward of

.Lockport (N.Y.). Revised Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lockport. Lockport, N.Y.: Press of Roberts Bros. Co, 1913. He is the great grandfather of

Charles Sterling Bunnell Charles Sterling Bunnell (December 4, 1901 – April 23, 1988), was an American banker. Following graduation from Yale University in 1924, Bunnell began his career at the First National City Bank of New York where he held the positions of Senior V ...

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