Jesse Peterson
Jesse Peterson | |
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| Born | October 1, 1850 |
| Died | October 22, 1921 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | Bryant & Stratton College in Buffalo, New York |
| Occupation | President of United Indurated Fibre Company |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Arabella A. Brown |
| Children | Jesse Dudley Peterson Clara Peterson Nichols |
| Parent(s) | Gilbert Peterson Elizabeth Parker Peterson |
Jesse Peterson (October 1, 1850 - October 22, 1921)[1], was an American industrialist from Lockport, New York. He was the President of the United Indurated Fibre Company, President of the Buffalo Warehouse & Distributing Company, Owner of the Cascade Pulp Mills, Vice President of the Lockport Water & Electric Company[2] and an associate of Peterson & Sons. Peterson was an influential Democrat and in 1892 he was a Presidential Elector. He served for a time as Police Commissioner and as the Railroad Commissioner and was nominated as Mayor.[3]
Peterson was born in Belfast, New York to Charles Peterson and Elizabeth Parker Peterson. Through his ancestry he is a descendant multiple officers of the Revolutionary War; Captain John Parker, Somerset Battalion of the New Jersey Militia, First Lieutenant Cornelius Peterson and Second Lieutenant Roelof Peterson, Hillsborough battalion of the New York Militia.[4] He is a descendant of Richard Warren, a passenger on the Mayflower and signer of the Mayflower Compact.[5] He attended Bryant & Stratton College in Buffalo.
On January 29, 1873, Peterson married Arabella A. Brown. They had two children, Clara Peterson Nichols and Jesse Dudley Peterson, a prominent stockbroker. Jesse Peterson is the brother of Charles Gilbert Peterson, Great Grandfather of businessman, Cornelius "Pete" Peterson and 2nd Great Grandfather of Neil Peterson of the same rite.
References
- ^ Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.). Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society. Buffalo: Bigelow Brothers, 1879.
- ^ Lockport (N.Y.). Revised Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lockport. Lockport, N.Y.: Press of Roberts Bros. Co, 1913.
- ^ McGuire, James K., and Martin W. Littleton. The Democratic Party of the State of New York: A History of the Origin, Growth, and Achievements of the Democratic Party of the State of New York, Including a History of Tammany Hall in Its Relation to State Politics. [New York]: United States History Co, 1905.
- ^ Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of Western New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co, 1912.
- ^ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 18, Pt. 1: Richard Warren); edited by Robert S. Wakefield.
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