Henry Gardner Sr.

Henry Gardner Sr. (1731-1782) was an American politician who served as Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.[2][3] He was appointed receiver general and treasurer in 1774 by the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts.[1]

Henry Gardner, Sr.
1st Massachusetts Treasurer
In office
1780–1783
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byThomas Ivers
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College[1]

Gardner lived in Stow, Massachusetts[4][5] and moved to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1778.[1]

State treasurer

Gardner served as the first Massachusetts state treasurer from 1780 to 1783.

References
  1. Hale, Edward E (November 1907). "November Meeting, 1907. Tribute to Henry Gardner Denny; Tribute to Solomon Lincoln; Tribute to David Masson; Tribute to John Andrew Doyle; Tribute to Sir Spencer Walpole; Documents in the Boston Athenæum; More Letters of William Vassall; The Early History of Kansas; Silhouette of President Willard; Anecdote of the Yorktown Surrender". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 1: 186–187. JSTOR 25079943 – via JSTOR.
  2. Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. Henry Gardner, Esquire. Treasurer and Receiver-general for said Colony. To [blank] Constable or collector of [blank] Greeting, &c … Given under my hand and seal at Watertown, the twentieth day of December, 1775. 1775. Retrieved February 11, 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. Taylor, Earl (March 31, 2019). "Dorchester Illustration 2398 Henry Joseph Gardner". Dorchester Historical Society. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. "Revolutionary War Stow". www.stow-ma.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. 2016 Stow Open Space and Recreation Plan (PDF). Stow, Massachusetts: Stow Conservation Commission. 2016. p. 16.


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