Barent Gardenier

Barent Gardenier

Barent Gardenier (c. 1762– January 10, 1822) was an American lawyer and politician from Kingston, New York. He represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1807 to 1811.

Gardenier was a native of Ulster County, New York, and was baptised on July 26, 1776 in the Kinderhook, New York Reformed Dutch Church. He received a liberal education, studied law at Litchfield Law School in Connecticut and was admitted to the bar afterwards. He married (circa 1800), Sally (Sarah) Lawrence (Elizabeth in some records).

He held several local offices, was elected a representative to the Tenth United States Congress as a Federalist in 1806 and by re-election served until 1811, he distinguished himself as an eloquent orator. He had a heated controversy with Senator John Armstrong relating to the latter’s alleged authorship of the famous Newburgh letters, and in 1808 he fought a duel with George W. Campbell, a fellow congressman resulting from his opposition to the embargo. Campbell, as one of the leaders of the administration party, was greatly incensed at a speech, attacking the embargo and on his reply assailed Gardenier with such a torrent of personal abuse that the latter was provoked to a challenge. The meeting was notable as the first on the famous Bladensburg, Maryland duelling field. Gardenier was dangerously wounded, but subsequently recoverd and being a great favorite with his constituents was re-elected to congress.

He died at Kingston, New York on January 10, 1822 and is buried beneath the 1st Reformed Dutch Church there.

Congressional record

His speeches given in the 10th and 11th congresses appear in:

* Abridgement of the Debates of Congress from 1789-1856. v.3. D. Appleton & Co. 1857: p.612,
* The Rep. from N.Y. on building gunboats, pp.627-629;
* inquiry into conduct of Gen. Wilkinson, 1807; Vol. iv. 1808-1813, p. 87,
* re submission to the late edicts of England & France; p.137,
* on remunerating those who resisted the law for direct tax; p.139,
* on prosecutions for libel; p.192,
* re the call on the President (James Madison, 1809) for papers; p.215,
* supports petition of Elizabeth Hamilton; also referenced on pp. 48,124,191,350

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000049 Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website]


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