Obadiah Gardner

Obadiah Gardner

Obadiah Gardner (born September 13, 1852 in Port Huron , Michigan , †  July 24, 1938 in Augusta , Maine ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Maine in the US Senate .

Michigan-born Obadiah Gardner moved his parents to Maine in 1864, where the family settled in Union . In this place he attended public schools before continuing his education at study facilities in Poughkeepsie and Waterville . After graduating, he worked in agriculture. Among other things, he traded in lumber and lime; but he was also active in animal husbandry.

Gardner later became a member of the Maine Agriculture Committee and President ( Masters ) of the Maine State Grange . This was the subdivision of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in his state, a cooperative organization of American farmers. In 1908 he ran for the office of governor of Maine, but he was defeated by Republican Bert M. Fernald .

In 1911, he was appointed chairman of the Board of State Assessors , but Gardner resigned after he was appointed US Senator to succeed the late William P. Frye . He took his seat in Washington from September 23, 1911, then applied unsuccessfully for re-election and had to leave the Senate on March 3, 1913. After this defeat, he became a member of the International Joint Commission , which had the task of resolving disagreements between the United States and Canada over the use of the common border waters. He later chaired the US delegation there until he retired in 1923.

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

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