Lynn C. Gardner
Lynn C. Gardner | |
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48th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 5, 1927 – June 6, 1927 | |
Preceded by | Fred B. Wells |
Succeeded by | Fred R. Ming |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Livingston County district | |
In office 1925–1930 | |
Preceded by | Clarence J. Fuller |
Succeeded by | Tracy F. Crandall |
Personal details | |
Born | Lynn Cleveland Gardner (1877-05-30)May 30, 1877 Iosco Township, Michigan |
Died | November 24, 1948(1948-11-24) (aged 71) Stockbridge, Michigan |
Resting place | Wright Cemetery, Livingston County, Michigan |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Nina |
Profession | Farmer |
Lynn C. Gardner (1877-1948) was a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1925 through 1930. He served as Speaker of the House during the 54th Legislature.[1]
Born to Robert and Frances Gardner in 1877, Gardner was educated in the local schools and became a farmer and teacher in Iosco Township. Gardner was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Grange, the Farm Bureau and the Farmers Union.[2]
Prior to his election to the House in 1922, Gardner served on the local school board, as a township supervisor, and as justice of the peace. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan Senate in 1930. In 1939, he began a term of service on the Michigan Fair Board, and was an alternate delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention.[1]
References
- ^ a b The Political Graveyard: Gardner, Lynn C.
- ^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 112. ISBN 9780313302145.
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