Gideon Gardner

Gideon Gardner (* May 30, 1759 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, † March 22, 1832 ) was an American politician. Between 1809 and 1811 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Gideon Gardner received only a limited education. Later he went to sea and managed to earn their own ship. He was also engaged in general trade. Politically, he was a member of the end of the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1808 he was in the eighth election district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Isaiah L. Green on March 4, 1809. Until March 3, 1811, he was able to complete a term in Congress. Then, his predecessor Green was also his successor.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Gideon Gardner took his previous activities on again. He died on 22 March 1832 in Nantucket.