| Gardner Sheppard Hardee | |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1842[1] |
| Birth Place: | Brooks County, Georgia |
| Death Place: | Rockledge, Florida |
| Restingplace: | Cocoa Cemetery, Cocoa, Florida |
| Office: | Member of the Florida Senate from the 13th district |
| Term Start: | 1889 |
| Term End: | 1893[2] [3] |
| Predecessor: | H.S. Williams |
| Successor: | Robert S. Morrow |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Occupation: | citrus grower |
| Spouse: | Emma Joanna Stewart |
| Children: | 6, Florence, Emma, Grace, Minnie, Ruth & Maude |
| Allegiance: | Confederate States of America |
| Unit: | 9th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Brooks County Rifles |
Gardner Sheppard Hardee (July 19, 1842 – July 26, 1926) was the founding settler of Rockledge, Florida and a member of the Florida Senate representing the 13th district from 1889 to 1892. He was also a member of the Brevard County Board of Commissioners.
He was the son of Thomas E. Hardee and Grace Jones, and the brother of Robert A. Hardee, and Thomas J, Allen W, Andrew J, James B, Ann E, Francis J & Louisa M Hardee.
In 1888, he was elected over Ed Cecil.[4]