Joseph Gardner (1752–1794) was an American physician who was a delegate for

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to the

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in 1784 and 1785. Joseph was born in

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of Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1752. He studied medicine and practiced in

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. In 1776 Gardner raised and commanded the Fourth Battalion of militia in Chester County. He also served on the county's Committee of Safety in 1776-1777, and as a representative in the Pennsylvania state assembly from 1776 to 1778. In 1779, he was member of the state's supreme executive council. Pennsylvania sent him as a delegate to the Continental Congress twice, in 1784 and 1785. Throughout this time, he continued the practice of medicine. Gardner moved to Elkton, Maryland in 1792, and also practiced as a physician. He died at Elkton in

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in 1794. Joseph was married to Isabel Cochran (1747–1794), but there is no record of any children.

External links

Gardner’s biographic note on U.S. Congress website
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