| John Gardner | |
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| 36th & 38th Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
| In office 1754–1755 |
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| Governor | William Greene |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Nichols, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Nichols, Jr. |
| In office 1756–1764 |
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| Governor | Stephen Hopkins William Greene Samuel Ward |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Nichols, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wanton, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1697 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Died | January 1764 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Occupation | Merchant, Assistant, General Treasurer, Deputy Governor |
| Religion | Baptist |
John Gardner (17 September 1697[1] - January 1764[2]) served for more than eight years as the deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was the son of Joseph and Catharine (Holmes) Gardner of Newport, and the grandson of George Gardiner who was an early settler of Portsmouth in 1638.[3] He became a freeman in Newport in 1722 and was Assistant from 1732 to 1737. In 1737 he was on a committee with members from other colonies to help settle the disputed boundary line between New Hampshire and Massachusetts.[2] Four years later he was on another committee to ascertain if two additional companies could be raised for the defense of the colony, and to determine if a fort should be erected on Goat Island for defense of the port.[2] In 1744 he had the rank of Colonel, and was appointed commissary-general.[2] In 1743 he was elected general treasurer, and held this office until 1748, when he once again became an Assistant.[2] In 1754 he was elected to the office of Deputy Governor of the colony, serving for one year, after which Jonathan Nichols, Jr. was elected. Nichols died during his second year in office, and Gardner was selected to replace him. Gardner then served in this office for seven more years until his death in January 1764.[2]
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