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Mills Gardner
A Washington Court House lawyer who was county prosecutor, an Ohio state senator and representative, a member of the 1872 constitutional convention and a U.S. congressman from 1876 to 1879.
At a glance
- Born
- 1830-01-30
- Died
- 1910-02-20
- Education
- Rankins Academy, Ripley, OH
- Known as
- Politician, Lawyer
Life story
Mills Gardner was born in Russellville, Ohio, in 1830, the son of a War of 1812 captain. He went to public schools and an academy in Ripley, clerked in a dry goods store and read law with his uncle.
He moved to Fayette County in 1854, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and became county prosecutor. He was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1861 and the Ohio House in 1865, and was a presidential elector for Lincoln in 1864.
He took part in the 1872 Ohio constitutional convention and served in Congress from 1876 to 1879. A Republican since the party's first presidential race, he voted for every Republican nominee until his death in 1910 in Washington Court House.
Timeline
- 1830-01-30: Born (Russellville, OH) source
- 1854: Moves to Fayette County (Washington Court House, OH) source
- 1855: Admitted to bar; county prosecutor to 1859 (Washington Court House, OH) source
- 1861: Elected to Ohio Senate (Columbus, OH) source
- 1865: Elected to Ohio House (Columbus, OH) source
- 1872: Member of Ohio Constitutional Convention (Ohio) source
- 1876: Begins term in US House (Washington, DC) source
- 1910-02-20: Dies (Washington Court House, OH) source
What Mills is known for
- US Representative, 1876-1879
- Delegate, Ohio Constitutional Convention 1872
Family
- father: Seth Gardner
Places in Ohio to see
- Washington Cemetery (grave) (grave)
Washington Court House, Fayette County ZIP 43160 (approximate) · Washington Court House · Fayette County · official page
Ohio places
Where Mills Gardner was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Russellville, Brown County ZIP 45168 · Russellville · Brown County
- Worked: Washington Court House, Fayette County ZIP 43160 · Washington Court House · Fayette County
- Buried: Washington Court House, Fayette County (Washington Cemetery) ZIP 43160 · Washington Court House · Fayette County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: Mills Gardner dates, career, burial