Henry Gardner Sr. Explained

Henry Gardner, Sr.
Nationality:American
Order:1st
Massachusetts Treasurer
Term Start:1780
Term End:1782
Predecessor:None
Successor:Thomas Ivers
Alma Mater:Harvard College
Birth Name:Henry Gardner
Death Place:Dorchester, Massachusetts
Spouse:Hannah Clap[1]
Children:Henry Gardner; Joseph Gardner

Henry Gardner Sr. (1731-October 7, 1782) was an American politician who served as Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.[2] [3] He was appointed receiver general and treasurer in 1774 by the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts.[4]

Gardner lived in Stow, Massachusetts[5] [6] and moved to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1778, the year he married Dorchester native Hannah Clap. The couple had two children.[1]

State treasurer

Gardner was appointed treasurer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1774, and was appointed the first treasurer and receiver general of the State of Massachusetts in 1780 upon adoption of the new state constitution. He served in that post until his death on October 7, 1782. Gardner's grandson, also named Henry Gardner, served as Governor of Massachusetts in the 1850s.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dorchester Illustration 2398 Henry Joseph Gardner. Dorchester Historical Society. 2024-02-02.
  2. Web site: Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. Henry Gardner, Esquire. Treasurer and Receiver-general for said Colony. To [blank] Constable or collector of [blank] Greeting, &c … Given under my hand and seal at Watertown, the twentieth day of December, 1775.]. 1775. Library of Congress. Watertown, Massachusetts. 2022-02-11.
  3. Web site: Taylor. Earl. 2019-03-31. Dorchester Illustration 2398 Henry Joseph Gardner. 2022-02-11. Dorchester Historical Society. en-US.
  4. Hale. Edward E. November 1907. November Meeting, 1907. Tribute to Henry Gardner Denny; Tribute to Solomon Lincoln; Tribute to David Masson; Tribute to John Andrew Doyle; Tribute to Sir Spencer Walpole; Documents in the Boston Athenæum; More Letters of William Vassall; The Early History of Kansas; Silhouette of President Willard; Anecdote of the Yorktown Surrender. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 1. 186–187. 25079943. JSTOR.
  5. Web site: Revolutionary War Stow. 2022-02-11. Town of Stow.
  6. Book: 2016 Stow Open Space and Recreation Plan. Stow Conservation Commission. 2016. Stow, Massachusetts. 16. en.
  7. Book: 25079945. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 310. January 1908. 2024-02-02 . Smith . Charles C. . Merriman . Roger B. . Hunnewell . James F. . Matthews . Albert . Shaw . Samuel S. . 1 . Massachusetts Historical Society .

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