Augustus P. Gardner | |
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.jpg) Gardner c. 1916–18 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's6th district | |
| In office November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Moody |
| Succeeded by | Willfred W. Lufkin |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate from the 3rdEssex District | |
| In office January 3, 1900 – December 31, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Charles O. Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Harry C. Foster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865-11-05)November 5, 1865 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1918(1918-01-14) (aged 52) Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Constance Lodge (m. June 15, 1892) |
| Children | Constance Gardner |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (A.B. 1886) |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898 1917–1918 |
| Rank | Captain and assistant Adjutant General Colonel,Major |
| Unit | Adjutant General's Department 31st Division 121st Regiment, United States Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War Battle of Coamo World War I |
Augustus Peabody Gardner (November 5, 1865 – January 14, 1918) was an American military officer andRepublican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented theNorth Shore region in the Massachusetts Senate and United States House of Representatives in the early 20th century. Through his marriage to Constance Lodge, Gardner was the son-in-law ofHenry Cabot Lodge.[citation needed]
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Gardner was born inBoston, Massachusetts, on November 5, 1865, to Joseph Peabody Gardner and Harriet Sears Amory.[1] He was the descendant ofThomas Gardner.
His mother died in 1865.[2] After his father died in 1875, Augustus and his two brothers were informally adopted by his uncleJohn Lowell Gardner II and John's wife, noted art collector and philanthropistIsabella Stewart Gardner.[3]
He graduated fromHarvard University in 1886. He studied law atHarvard Law School but never practiced, instead devoting himself to the management of his estate.[4]
On June 14, 1892, Gardner marriedConstance Lodge, daughter of then-Representative and soon-to-be SenatorHenry Cabot Lodge at Saint Anne's Church inNahant, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
Gardner served in theSpanish–American War as a captain and assistant adjutant general on the staff of Major GeneralJames Wilson and fought at theBattle of Coamo. He served from May 12 to December 31, 1898.[citation needed]
Gardner was a member of theRepublican Party, like his father-in-law. He was elected to theMassachusetts Senate in 1899 and served from 1900 to 1901.[5]
Gardner was then elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress by special election, after the resignation of United States RepresentativeWilliam H. Moody. Gardner was reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917).[6] Gardner was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions during the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses.[citation needed]
In the House, Gardner favored limiting the powers of the Speaker, placing him in opposition to Republican SpeakerJoseph Cannon and his allies. He favored restrictions on immigration and a build-up of the American national military, as opposed to reliance on state militias.[7]
In 1913, Gardner was the Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, but finished third behind DemocratDavid I. Walsh and Progressive Charles Sumner Bird.[citation needed]
At the beginning of World War I, Gardner's sister-in-law, Mrs. George Cabot Lodge and her children (Henry,John, and Helene) were stranded in France. In August 1914, Gardner traveled to France to extract them and bring them to safety in London.[8]
Shortly after the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, Gardner resigned from Congress to enter the army on May 24, 1917, as acolonel in the Adjutant General's Department. He was first assigned to the headquarters of the Eastern Department atGovernors Island in New York Harbor and later as adjutant of the31st Division.[9]
Desiring combat duty, he requested and accepted a demotion to the rank ofmajor on December 8, 1917. He was then placed in command of the 1st Battalion,121st Infantry, 31st Division atCamp Wheeler in Georgia.[9]
Gardner died ofpneumonia while on active duty atMacon, Georgia, on January 14, 1918. He was buried inArlington National Cemetery.[9][10]
In 1923, he was posthumously awarded theDistinguished Service Medal for meritorious service during World War I. His award citation states, "His entire service was characterized by untiring zeal, devotion to duty and marked success."[11] His other military awards were theSpanish Campaign Medal and theWorld War I Victory Medal.[12]
Constance later remarried to Major General Charles Clarence Williams, U.S. Army Chief of Ordnance.[13]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Massachusetts 1913 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 6th congressional district November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 | Succeeded by |
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