John Gardner (Rhode Island governor)

John Gardner
35th & 37th Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
In office
1754–1755
GovernorWilliam Greene
Preceded byJonathan Nichols Jr.
Succeeded byJonathan Nichols Jr.
In office
1756–1764
GovernorStephen Hopkins
William Greene
Samuel Ward
Preceded byJonathan Nichols Jr.
Succeeded byJoseph Wanton Jr.
6th Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
In office
May 1756 – May 1761
Preceded byStephen Hopkins
Succeeded bySamuel Ward
Personal details
BornSeptember 17, 1697
Newport, Rhode Island
DiedJanuary 1764
Newport, Rhode Island
OccupationMerchant, Assistant, General Treasurer, Chief Justice, Deputy Governor

John Gardner (September 17, 1697[1] – January 1764[2]) served for more than eight years as the deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and was also a Chief Justice of the colony's Superior Court.