Charles Gilbert Gates
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Charles Gilbert Gates of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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, who had owned the first home in the United States
United States
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 where air conditioning
Air conditioning
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 was installed in 1914. He was the son of John Warne Gates
John Warne Gates
John Warne Gates , also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates, was a pioneer promoter of barbed wire who became a Gilded Age industrialist.-Biography:...

, also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates.

Biography

Charles Gilbert Gates was the son of John Warne Gates
John Warne Gates
John Warne Gates , also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates, was a pioneer promoter of barbed wire who became a Gilded Age industrialist.-Biography:...

, the pioneer manufacturer of barbed wire
Barbed wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire , is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand. It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property...

. 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
New York Stock Exchange
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. He died in Cody, Wyoming
Cody, Wyoming
Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census...

in 1913.
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