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Granary Burying Ground
Peter Faneuil is primarily noted for donating Faneuil Hall to Boston which became a large market building. He made his fortune as merchant primarily shipping slaves to the West Indies and shipping back sugar cane products.
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Peter Faneuil (June 20, 1700 – March 3, 1743) was a wealthy American colonial merchant, slave trader, and philanthropist who donated Faneuil Hall to Boston.