Sydney Gardner

Sydney Gardner
Member of the Australian Parliament for Robertson
In office 16 December 1922 – 21 September 1940
Preceded by	William Fleming
Succeeded by	Eric Spooner
Personal details
Born	(1884-06-09)9 June 1884 Aberdeen, New South Wales
Died	23 June 1965(1965-06-23) (aged 81)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist (1922–31) UAP (1931–40)
Occupation	Farmer

Sydney Lane Gardner (9 June 1884 – 23 June 1965) was an Australian politician. Born in Aberdeen, New South Wales, he was educated at Scone Grammar School and then the University of Sydney. He became a teacher and then an accountant in Singleton, and a farmer and grazier. In 1922, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Nationalist member for Robertson, defeating William Fleming. In 1931, the Nationalist Party became the United Australia Party (UAP), which Gardner joined. He held Robertson until 1940, when he was defeated by rival UAP candidate Eric Spooner. He returned to farming, settling at Rose Vale. Gardner died in 1965.^[1]

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