- John J. Gardner
Infobox Congressman
name = John James Gardner
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state =New Jersey
district = 2nd
party = Republican
term =March 4 ,1893 –March 3 ,1913
preceded = James Buchanan
succeeded =J. Thompson Baker
date of birth =October 17 ,1845
place of birth =Atlantic County, New Jersey
date of death =February 7 ,1921
place of death =Indian Mills, New Jersey
spouse =
profession =Politician
religion =
footnotes =John James Gardner (
October 17 ,1845 –February 7 ,1921 ) was an American Republican Party politician who representedNew Jersey 's 2nd congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1893, and was mayor ofAtlantic City, New Jersey .Born in
Atlantic County, New Jersey , Gardner attended the common schools and theUniversity of Michigan Law School in 1866 and 1867. He served in the6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry from 1861–1865 and one year in the United States Veteran Volunteers. He engaged in the real estate and insurance business.Gardner was elected alderman of Atlantic City in 1867. He served as mayor of Atlantic City in 1868–1872, 1874, and 1875. He served as member of the common council and coroner of Atlantic County in 1876. He was a member of the
New Jersey Senate from 1878–1893, serving as its president in 1883. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a delegate to the1884 Republican National Convention .Gardner was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (
March 4 ,1893 –March 3 ,1913 ). He served as chairman of the Committee on Labor (Fiftieth through Sixty-first Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress and resumed agricultural pursuits.He died in Indian Mills in
Shamong Township, New Jersey onFebruary 7 ,1921 and was interred in Atlantic City Cemetery inPleasantville, New Jersey .External links
*CongBio|G000057
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#R9M0IXOVZ John James Gardner] atThe Political Graveyard
*Findagrave|11892789|John James Gardner
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