Hiram Gardner (1800

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- March 13, 1874 Lockport,

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) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lockport in 1822. He was a member from Niagara County of the New York State Assembly and a

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in 1836. He was the Secretary of the New York Electoral College, and cast his vote for

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like all the New York electors. He was a delegate to the

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of 1846. He was First Judge and Surrogate of the Niagara County Court from July 1847 to December 1851. He was a

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from 1859 to 1861, elected on the

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ticket.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pages 389 and 406)
''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 42, 59, 218, 275, 329 and 362; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, Hiram 1800 births 1874 deaths Politicians from Lockport, New York Erie Canal Commissioners 1836 United States presidential electors People from Dutchess County, New York New York (state) state court judges New York (state) Republicans New York (state) Democrats 19th-century American judges