Archibald Gardner | |
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| Born | September 2, 1814 Kilsyth, Scotland |
| Died | February 8, 1902 (aged 87) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Burial place | Salt Lake City Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Mill owner, Utah territorial legislator |
Archibald Gardner (September 2, 1814 – February 8, 1902) was a 19th-century pioneer and businessman who, with his knowledge of lumber- and grist mills, helped establish communities in Alvinston, Ontario; West Jordan, Utah; and Star Valley, Wyoming. In his lifetime Archibald built 36 gristmills and lumber mills[1] — 23 in Utah, 6 in Canada, 5 in Wyoming, and 2 in Idaho — greatly benefiting the lives of those in the surrounding areas. Archibald also built hundreds of miles of canals to introduce the flow of water to the mills' apparatus.
Gardner was known as a businessman, father, practical engineer, millwright, polygamist, husband, and Bishop. In March 1859 he was called as a local leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lasting for the next 32 years.[2] Gardner also served two terms in the House of Representatives of the Utah territorial legislature beginning in 1878.
- ^ Widdison, Lillian Gardner. "Archibald Gardner - The Miller". familysearch.org. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ Nolan Duncan, Bernarr Furse, Max Hogan, Glen Moosman. A History of West Jordan. Salt Lake City, Utah: Publisher Press for the City of West Jordan. p. 24.
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