Gideon Gardner

Gideon Gardner (May 30, 1759 – March 22, 1832) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Nantucket in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Gardner received a limited schooling. Gardner was a successful ship master, and later became a shipowner. Gardner also engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was reportedly owner of the Ganges (1809 whaler) when "Gardner's 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).

See also[]

• Gardner (whaling family)

References[]

• United States Congress. "Gideon Gardner (id: G000054)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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