Frank Gardner (politician)
Frank Gardner | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd district | |
In office 1923–1929 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 8, 1872 |
Died | February 1, 1937 | (aged 64)
Indiana University | |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Frank Gardner (May 8, 1872 – February 1, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1923 to 1929.
Biography
He was born on a farm in Finley Township, near
Congress
Gardner was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-Eighth Congress in 1922. His predecessor in the district, Republican James W. Dunbar, had chosen not to run for reelection. Gardner was reelected to the Sixty-Ninth and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929).
Later career and death
In 1928, James W. Dunbar ran for election to his former seat and defeated Gardner. Gardner resumed practicing law in Scottsburg, Indiana. In 1930 he was elected judge of the sixth judicial circuit of Indiana in 1930. He was reelected in 1936 and served until his death in Scottsburg, Indiana, on February 1, 1937. He was interred in Scottsburg Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Frank Gardner (id: G000053)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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