Gilbert Peterson | |
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Born | August 5, 1824 Mount Morris, New York |
Died | November 14, 1890 Lockport, New York |
(aged 66)
Occupation | Contractor |
Home town | Lockport, New York |
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Elizabeth Parker Peterson |
Children | Jesse Peterson Charles Gilbert Peterson Jennie Peterson Elizabeth Peterson |
Parents | Garret Cornelisen Peterson Rebecca Babcock Peterson |
Gilbert Peterson (August 05, 1824 - November 14, 1890), was an American contractor from Lockport, New York. He was the founder and President of Peterson & Sons, which he ran with his two sons, Charles Gilbert Peterson and Jesse Peterson. The company executed contracts building the waterworks of Toledo, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; part of the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad[1] and worked on multiple reservoirs in the Washington, DC area.[2][3] Previously he was a partner at Hunt, Peterson & Kinsley, responsible for enlarging Erie Canal between Middleport, New York and Gasport, New York in 1855, and canal repairs in Albany, New York, Frankfort, New York and Kilburn Hill, New York.[4] Peterson was Superintendent of both the eastern and western divisions of the Erie Canal and in 1867-1868, he was Alderman of the 2nd Ward of Lockport, New York.[5]
He is the great grandfather of Charles Sterling Bunnell.