Frank Gardner

Who was Frank Gardner?

Frank Gardner was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born on a farm in Finley Township, near Scottsburg, Indiana, Gardner attended the rural schools. He was graduated from Borden Institute, Clark County, Indiana, in 1896 and from the law department of Indiana University in 1900. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced the practice of law in Scottsburg, Indiana. He was auditor of Scott County 1903–1911. He was county attorney 1911–1917. He served as a member of the Democratic county committee and served as chairman 1912–1922. He served as field examiner for the State board of accounts 1911–1920.

Gardner was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Scottsburg, Indiana.

Gardner was elected judge of the sixth judicial circuit of Indiana in 1930. He was reelected in 1936 and served until his death in Scottsburg, Indiana, February 1, 1937. He was interred in Scottsburg Cemetery.