Gideon Gardner Politician
Gideon Gardner (May 30, 1759 – March 22, 1832) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Gardner received a limited schooling.Gardner was a successful ship master, and later became a shipowner.Gardner also engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was the reputed owner of the Ganges (whaler) when Gardner 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).