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 Mount Morris, New York
Died	October 3, 1918(1918-10-03) (aged 70) Lockport, New York
Alma mater	Cornell University
Occupation	Contractor
Political party	Democrat
Spouse	Jennie Zimroda Gray Lapham
Children	Rebecca 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]