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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaFrank GARDNER
(1872-1937)
GARDNER, Frank, a
Representative from Indiana; born on a farm in Finley Township,
near Scottsburg, Scott County, Ind., May 8, 1872; attended the
rural schools; was graduated from Borden Institute, Clark County,
Ind., in 1896 and from the law department of the University of
Indiana at Bloomington in 1900; was admitted to the bar in 1900 and
commenced the practice of law in Scottsburg, Ind.; auditor of Scott
County 1903-1911; county attorney 1911-1917; member of the
Democratic county committee and served as chairman 1912-1922;
served as field examiner for the State board of accounts 1911-1920;
elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and
Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress;
resumed the practice of law in Scottsburg, Ind.; elected judge of
the sixth judicial circuit of Indiana in 1930; reelected in 1936
and served until his death in Scottsburg, Ind., February 1, 1937;
interment in Scottsburg Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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