Background
Gardner, Gideon was born on May 30, 1759 in Nantucket Massachusetts.
United States representative politician
Gardner, Gideon was born on May 30, 1759 in Nantucket Massachusetts.
Born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Gardner received a limited schooling. Gardner was a successful ship master, and later became a shipowner. Gardner also engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He was the reputed owner of the Ganges (whaler) when Gardner Island was discovered. Gardner was elected as a Democratic-Republican Party to the Eleventh Congress (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811). He resumed his former business pursuits.
He was the bearer of a petition from the citizens of Nantucket to Congress for tax relief in 1813. He died in Nantucket, Massachusetts, March 22, 1832. He was interred in Friends Burying Ground.
Gardner was a direct descendant of Thomas Gardner (planter).
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