Richard Nelson Gardner (September 11, 1881 – December 4, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician. Gardner was born in

Ashfield, Massachusetts Ashfield is a New England town, town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield metropolitan area, Massachuset ...

and moved with his family to

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. He received his law degree from the

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in 1906 and was admitted to the

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bar. Gardner moved to

Staples, Minnesota Staples is a city in Todd and Wadena counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,989 at the 2020 census. History Staples developed around a sawmill. The settlement was originally called Staples Mill, and under the latter na ...

in 1907 tp practice law. He served as Staples City Attorney. Gardner also served on the Staples Board of Education and was the president of the school board. Gardner served in the

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from 1931 to 1943. He resigned from the Minnesota Senate in 1943 when he was appointed a referee in bankruptcy for the United States District Court serving until 1951. Gardner died in

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.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Richard Nelson Gardner
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1881 births 1953 deaths People from Ashfield, Massachusetts People from Staples, Minnesota University of Minnesota Law School alumni Minnesota lawyers School board members in Minnesota Minnesota state senators 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub