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C.D. was born in New York in 1831, one year after his parents immigrated to the United States from Scotland. Although he was orphaned when he was only 11 years old, he received an education and became a teacher. Later, he studied law and in 1857 he and his brother, James, became law partners. C.D. Gilfillan was the prime mover in establishing a safe and sufficient water supply in St. By 1881, the St. Paul Water Company, a private enterprise chartered in 1856, was serving 1800 customers by bringing water through two mains from lakes north of the city.