American politician
Henry Gardner, Sr.
In office 1780–1782Preceded by None Succeeded by Thomas Ivers
Born Henry Gardner
1731 (1731 ) Died October 7, 1782(1782-10-07) (aged 50–51)Dorchester, Massachusetts Nationality American Spouse Hannah Clap[ 1] Children Henry Gardner; Joseph Gardner Alma mater Harvard College[ 2]
Henry Gardner Sr. (1731-October 7, 1782) was an American politician who served as Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.[ 3] [ 4] He was appointed receiver general and treasurer in 1774 by the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts .[ 2]
Gardner lived in Stow, Massachusetts [ 5] [ 6] and moved to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1778,[ 2] the year he married Dorchester native Hannah Clap. The couple had two children.[ 1]
^ a b "Dorchester Illustration 2398 Henry Joseph Gardner" . Dorchester Historical Society. Retrieved February 2, 2024 .
^ a b c Hale, Edward E (November 1907). "November Meeting, 1907. Tribute to Henry Gardner Denny; Tribute to Solomon Lincoln; Tribute to David Masson; Tribute to John Andrew Doyle; Tribute to Sir Spencer Walpole; Documents in the Boston Athenæum; More Letters of William Vassall; The Early History of Kansas; Silhouette of President Willard; Anecdote of the Yorktown Surrender" . Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society . 1 : 186–187. JSTOR 25079943 – via JSTOR.
^ "Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. Henry Gardner, Esquire. Treasurer and Receiver-general for said Colony. To [blank] Constable or collector of [blank] Greeting, &c … Given under my hand and seal at Watertown, the twentieth day of December, 1775" . Library of Congress . Watertown, Massachusetts. 1775. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ Taylor, Earl (March 31, 2019). "Dorchester Illustration 2398 Henry Joseph Gardner" . Dorchester Historical Society . Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Revolutionary War Stow" . Town of Stow. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ 2016 Stow Open Space and Recreation Plan (PDF) . Stow, Massachusetts: Stow Conservation Commission. 2016. p. 16.