William Tudor Gardiner

William Tudor Gardiner ( born June 12, 1892 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; † August 3, 1953 ) was an American politician and from 1929 to 1933 governor of Maine.

Early years

William Gardiner attended the Groton School and then studied until 1917 at the Harvard University law. During World War II, he fought in the U.S. Army. After the end of the war, Gardiner started in Portland a successful career as a lawyer.

Political Rise and Governor of Maine

Between 1920 and 1926, Gardiner was a deputy in the House of Representatives from Maine. In 1928 he was elected as a candidate of the Republican Party as the new governor of his state. Gardiner took up his new post on January 2, 1929 and after a re-election in 1930 he was able to remain in office January 4, 1933. During his tenure, the administration and the judicial system of Maine were reformed. Otherwise, his government was overshadowed by the great economic crisis of those years, which has left its traces in Maine. Again, there were bank failures and rising unemployment. The crisis reached its peak around the time of the departure of Gardiner from the Office of the Governor.

Further CV

After the end of his tenure, Gardiner retired from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. William Gardiner died on 3 August 1953. He was married to Margaret Thomas, with whom he had four children.