| John Gardner | |
| Birth Date: | 1747 |
| Birth Place: | South Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island |
| Death Date: | October 18, 1808 |
| Death Place: | South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Known For: | Delegate to the Continental Congress for Rhode Island in 1789 |
John Gardner (1747 - 1808) was an American farmer from South Kingstown and Narragansett, Rhode Island. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Rhode Island in 1789. Many sources spell his last name as Gardiner.
John’s parents were Colonel John Gardner (1696 - 1770) and his second wife, Mary (Taylor) Gardner. He was born in South Kingstown in 1747. During the early days of the Revolutionary War he served with a militia company known as the Kingstown Reds, and was commissioned as a Captain in November 1775.
Gardner served several times as a judge, or justice of the peace. His first such appointment came in 1776, and his last in 1791. In 1786 and 1787 he served in the Rhode Island General Assembly as a member of the Paper Money Party. The Assembly sent him as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1789.
John died in South Kingstown on October 18, 1808.