Background
Gardner, Rathbone was born on February 18, 1856 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Henry Wood and Mary Brown (Rathbone) Gardner.
Gardner, Rathbone was born on February 18, 1856 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Henry Wood and Mary Brown (Rathbone) Gardner.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1877, Master of Arts, 1880.
R. Admitted to bar, 1879. Chairman of the Board Rhode Island Company (operating electric rys., 1914-1920. President Common Council, Providence, 1885-1886.
United States district attorney for Rhode Island, 1889-1893.
Member Rhode Island House of Representatives, 1897, Senate, 1907-1908. President Butler Hospital.
Member Rhode Island House
Married Sophie L. Gardner, January 1, 1880 (died 1912). Married second, Karine Marine Froberg, January 14, 1914. Children: Henry B., Marianna Taft.