George W. Gardner

George W. Gardner
28th Mayor of Cleveland
In office
1885–1886
Preceded byJohn H. Farley
Succeeded byBrenton D. Babcock
30th Mayor of Cleveland
In office
1889–1890
Preceded byBrenton D. Babcock
Succeeded byWilliam G. Rose
Personal details
Born(1834-02-07)February 7, 1834
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
DiedDecember 18, 1911(1911-12-18) (aged 77)
Dayton, Ohio, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Rosaline Oviatt
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(m. 1857)​
Signature
Sketch by J. P. McEvoy of George W. Gardner's cousin, Lucius P. Yale, of Yale & Reagan, Chicago railroad builder of the Welland Canal, 1923

George W. Gardner (1834–1911) was a grain dealer and the 28th and 30th Mayor of Cleveland, serving two terms as a Republican. He was also co-proprietor with John D. Rockefeller and Maurice B. Clark of the firm Clark, Gardner & Company, later Clark & Rockefeller, commission merchants.[1] They were the largest grain dealers in Cleveland before Rockefeller went on with Clark in the oil industry.[2]

  1. ^ All 50 mayors in Cleveland history -- and their claim to fame, Cleveland, Peter Krouse, July 25, 2017
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gardner Past was invoked but never defined (see the help page).