Lynn C. Gardner | |
Office: | 48th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 5, 1927 |
Term End: | June 6, 1927 |
Predecessor: | Fred B. Wells |
Successor: | Fred R. Ming |
State House2: | Michigan |
District2: | Livingston County |
Term Start2: | 1925 |
Term End2: | 1930 |
Predecessor2: | Clarence J. Fuller |
Successor2: | Tracy F. Crandall |
Birth Date: | 30 May 1877 |
Birth Place: | Iosco Township, Michigan |
Death Place: | Stockbridge, Michigan |
Restingplace: | Wright Cemetery, Livingston County, Michigan |
Birthname: | Lynn Cleveland Gardner |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Nina |
Profession: | Farmer |
Lynn C. Gardner (1877-1948) was a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1925 through 1930. He served as Speaker of the House during the 54th Legislature.[1]
Born to Robert and Frances Gardner in 1877, Gardner was educated in the local schools and became a farmer and teacher in Iosco Township. Gardner was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Grange, the Farm Bureau and the Farmers Union.[2]
Prior to his election to the House in 1922, Gardner served on the local school board, as a township supervisor, and as justice of the peace. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan Senate in 1930. In 1939, he began a term of service on the Michigan Fair Board, and was an alternate delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention.