Francis Gardner (December 27, 1771 – June 25, 1835) was an American politician and a
United States representative
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from
New Hampshire
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.
Early life
Gardner was born in
Leominster, Massachusetts
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,
Worcester County,
, and graduated from
Harvard University
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in 1793. He then studied law, was
admitted to the bar in 1796 and commenced practice at
Walpole, New Hampshire
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The town's central village, where 573 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Walpole census-designated place (CDP) and ...
before moving to
Keene in 1806.
Career
Elected as a
Democratic-Republican
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to the
Tenth Congress, Gardner served as
United States Representative
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for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1808 and resumed his practice as well as serving as solicitor of Cheshire County.
Gardner was appointed solicitor of
Cheshire County, New Hampshire on June 30, 1806, and served from 1807–1820.
Death
Gardner died in
Roxbury (now part of Boston),
Suffolk County, Massachusetts on June 25, 1835 (age 63 years, 180 days). His burial location is unknown.
Family life
Gardner was the son of the Rev. Francis Gardner (1736–1814), he married Margaret Leonard on Nov 1, 1804, and they had five children, Susan, Francis, Margaret Helen, Delia Leonard, and Sarah Gibson. His sister Hannah was the wife of Congressman
Abijah Bigelow, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1810 to 1815.
References
External links
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1771 births
1835 deaths
People from Leominster, Massachusetts
Harvard University alumni
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire