Edward Joseph Gardner

Edward Joseph Gardner (born August 7, 1898 in Hamilton , Ohio , †  December 7, 1950 there ) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1947 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Gardner attended public schools in his home country and then graduated from the College of Commerce and Finance at Xavier University in Cincinnati . He then took courses at the Wharton School of Business , which is part of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . He finished his education at the University of Cincinnati . During the final stages of World War I , he served in the US Army in 1918 . Between 1920 and 1924 Gardner was the district auditor for a food distribution company in Philadelphia. He then worked as an accountant in his hometown of Hamilton. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He became Chairman of the Hamilton City Council and was Deputy Mayor from 1926 to 1928. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1937, 1938, 1941, and 1942 .

In the 1944 congressional election , Gardner was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Republican Harry P. Jeffrey on January 3, 1945 . Since he was not confirmed in 1946, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1947 . During this time the Second World War ended . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Edward Gardner worked again as an accountant. He died on December 7, 1950 in Hamilton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Edward Joseph Gardner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward Joseph Gardner in the database of Find a Grave (English)