Augustus P. Gardner
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| Augustus Peabody Gardner | |
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| In office November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 |
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| Preceded by | William H. Moody |
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| Succeeded by | Wilfred W. Lufkin |
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Massachusetts Senate
Third Essex District |
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| In office January 1900 – 1901 |
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| Born | November 5, 1865 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 14, 1918 (aged 52) Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Constance Lodge (m. June 15, 1892) |
| Children | Constance Gardner |
| Alma mater | Harvard, A.B., 1886 |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898 1917-1918 |
| Rank | Captain and assistant Adjutant General Colonel, Major |
| Unit | Adjutant General’s Department Thirty-first Division One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment, United States Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Spanish-American War Battle of Coamo World War I |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Augustus Peabody Gardner (November 5, 1865 – January 14, 1918) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Gardner was the son-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge.
Gardner was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the third and youngest son of Joseph Peabody Gardner and Harriet Sears Amory.[1] He was the nephew of John Lowell "Jack" and Isabella Stewart Gardner.
Gardner graduated from Harvard University in 1886. He studied law at Harvard Law School, but never practised, instead devoting himself to the management of his estate.
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[edit] Marriage
On June 14, 1892, Gardner married Constance Lodge, daughter of Henry Cabot Lodge, at Saint Anne's Church, Nahant, Massachusetts.
[edit] Military Service during the Spanish-American War
Gardner was a captain and assistant adjutant general on the staff of General James Wilson during the Spanish-American War
[edit] Political office
He was elected a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1899 and served from 1900 to 1901. Gardner was elected, as a Republican, to the Fifty-seventh Congress by special election, after the resignation of United States Representative William H. Moody. Gardner was reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917). Gardner was the chairman of the Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions during the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses.
[edit] Military service during World War I
Gardner resigned from Congress to enter the army. During the First World War, he served at Governors Island. He was colonel in the Adjutant General’s Department, and later was transferred at his own request to the One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment, United States Infantry, with the rank of major.
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[edit] Bibliography
- Gardner, Constance Lodge.: Augustus Peabody Gardner, Major, United States National Guard, 1865-1918 (1919).
- Who's who in State Politics, 1912 Practical Politics p. 18 (1912).
- New York Times, Gardiner-Lodge Page 4, (June 15, 1892).
- New York Times, MAJ. GARDNER DIES AT CAMP WHEELER; Author of the Famous 'Wake Up, America!' Speech a Victim of Pneumonia at 52. 15 YEARS IN CONGRESS Ex-Massachusetts Representative Was the First Member to Leave for Military Service. A Graduate of Harvard. A Champion of Labor. His Tribute to France. page 13, (January 15, 1918).
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Gardner, Constance Lodge (1919), Augustus Peabody Gardner, Major, United States National Guard, 1865-1918, Cambridge, MA: Constance Gardner printed at the Riverside press, p. 1.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by William H. Moody |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 |
Succeeded by Wilfred W. Lufkin |
