Gardner, Patrick S. "P.S."
House 1877 (District 19); House 1881-82 (District 19)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Le Sueur
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/8/1828
Birth Place:
Limerick
Birth County:
Limerick
Birth Country:
Ireland
Date of Death:
??/??/1894 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
P.S.
Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Gardener |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Lake Washington
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Schools in Ireland; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Army; 1st Minnesota Calvary, 2nd Minnesota Calvary, Company M (Duty on the Plains, 2nd Lieutenant, Captain);
186? to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Martha E. Barnard
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Gardner. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 lists both Gardner and Gardener. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists Gardener.
He moved to Massachusetts in 1850. He came to Minnesota in 1857.
He was "elected on the Democratic ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 37)
Elected:
11/2/1880
Residence:
Lake Washington
Term of Office:
1/4/1881 to 1/1/1883
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Commerce
-
Hospital for the Insane
-
Public Lands
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Lake Washington
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: He was "elected on the Democratic ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 37)
Committees:
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Federal Relations
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Indian Affairs
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