Background
III, Addison Leman Gardner, was born on February 4, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Addison Leman Junior and Sylvia (Sears) G.
III, Addison Leman Gardner, was born on February 4, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Addison Leman Junior and Sylvia (Sears) G.
Graduate, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1944. AB, Harvard University, 1949.
Management trainee Jewel Companies, Chicago, 1949-1952. Assistant brand manager Lever Brothers Company, New York City, 1952-1955. Division manager Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1955-1961.
Vice-chairman, public United States of America-1 Incorporated, New York York City, 1961-1964. President, chief executive officer Shawnee Oil & Gas Company Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, from 1965.
Chairman fund-raising Greenwich (Connecticut) Hospital, 1960. Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member of Round Hill (Greenwich), Harvard (New York City).
Married Joan Fitzgerald, August 23, 1948. Children: Lorna S., Addison L., Lynda L., Alexander R.