Gideon Gardner | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | |
| Preceded by | Isaiah L. Green |
| Succeeded by | Isaiah L. Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1759 Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | March 22, 1832 (aged 72) Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Gideon Gardner (May 30, 1759 – March 22, 1832) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Nantucket in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Gardner received a limited schooling. Gardner was a successful ship master, and later became a shipowner. Gardner also engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was reportedly owner of the Ganges (1809 whaler) when "Gardner's 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).