William Tudor Gardiner

William Tudor Gardiner

William Tudor Gardiner (born June 12, 1892 in Newton , Massachusetts , † August 3, 1953 in Schnecksville , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Maine from 1929 to 1933 .

Early years

William Gardiner, the youngest son of lawyer and ecumenist Robert Hallowell Gardiner , attended Groton School and then studied law at Harvard University until 1917 . During the First World War he fought in the US Army . After the war, Gardiner embarked on a successful career as a lawyer in Portland .

Political advancement and governor of Maine

Between 1920 and 1926 Gardiner was an MP in the House of Representatives from Maine , as its speaker he temporarily served. In 1928 he was elected as the new governor of his state as a candidate of the Republican Party against the Democrat Edward C. Moran . Gardiner took office on January 2, 1929, which he was able to exercise until January 4, 1933 after re-election in 1930 - again against Moran. During his tenure, Maine's administration and judicial system were reformed. Otherwise, his government was shaped by the global economic crisis, which also left its mark on Maine. Here, too, there were bank failures and rising unemployment. The crisis peaked around the time Gardiner left the office of governor.

Another résumé

After the end of his tenure, Gardiner withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. William Gardiner died on August 3, 1953 in a plane crash in Pennsylvania. He was married to Margaret Thomas, with whom he had four children.

Web links

• William Gardiner in the National Governors Association (English)

• William Tudor Gardiner in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• William Tudor Gardiner at The Political Graveyard