Charles Gilbert Gates
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Charles Gilbert Gates in 1903
Charles Gilbert Gates (May 26, 1876 – October 29, 1913) of Minneapolis, Minnesota was the owner of the first home in the United States where air conditioning was installed in 1914.[1] He was the son of John Warne Gates, also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates.[1]
Biography[]
Charles Gilbert Gates was the son of John Warne Gates, a manufacturer of barbed wire. In July 1913 he drove from his home in Minneapolis to New York City, where he had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. He died in his sleep in Cody, Wyoming in 1913.[2] After his death his home was completed and was the first to have air conditioning installed.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b c "History of Air Conditioning". Bucknell University. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
The first air-conditioned home was that of Charles Gates, son of gambler John "Bet a Million" Gates, in Minneapolis in 1914.
- ^ "Stricken with Apoplexy at Cody After a Hunting Trip in Wyoming" (PDF). The New York Times. October 29, 1913. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
Categories:
- 1876 births
- 1913 deaths
- Businesspeople from Minneapolis
- Cooling technology
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- American business biography, 19th-century birth stubs