Lindsay Cann Gardner (December 27, 1875 – August 23, 1938) was a druggist and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1938 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of George Hunter Gardner and Henrietta Frances Smith. He was educated at the

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of Pharmacy in

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state. In 1901, he married Dora A. Munro. Gardner was vice-president and then director for Minard's Liniment Company. Gardner was speaker for the provincial assembly from 1934 to 1938. He died in office at Yarmouth at the age of 62.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1875 births 1938 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Politicians from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Speakers of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub