Background
Gardner was born at Bunbury, Cheshire, the son of Review James Cardwell Gardner, vicar of Butler"s Marston Warwickshire.
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James Gardner
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He was educated at Rugby School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Career
Cardwell stroked the winning Cambridge crews in the Boat Race in the 1888, 1889 and 1890 races. Gardner stroked Leander Club and Thames Rowing Club crews at various regattas and played rugby for the Midland Counties. Gardner became a doctor (Bachelor of Medicine and British Columbia 1894) and was house physician and resident house surgeon at Street George"s Hospital.
He was later in general practice at Amersham and was Medical Officer of Health for Amersham and Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire.
In sporting activities he played association football and golf, captained Amersham cricket team until he was 60 and was secretary of the Old Berkeley Hunt. Gardner died at Little Kingshill, Great Missenden at the age of 70.
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United Kingdom