Peter Faneuil | |
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![]() Peter Faneuil by John Smibert, 1739 | |
Born | |
Died | March 3, 1743 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America | (aged 42)
Occupation(s) | Slave trader, merchant, and philanthropist |
Peter Faneuil (June 20, 1700 – March 3, 1743) was a wealthy American colonial merchant, slave trader and philanthropist who donated Faneuil Hall to Boston.