Baron Gardner, of Uttoxeter, is a dormant title in the

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. It was created in 1800 for Sir Alan Gardner, an

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and former Member of Parliament for

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and

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. In 1806, he was also created Baron Gardner, of Uttoxeter in the County of Stafford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His son, the second Baron, was also an Admiral in the

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. In 1815, it was announced that he was to be created a

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, but Lord Gardner died before the patent had passed the Great Seal. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. He was a Whig politician and served as a

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(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1837 to 1841. On his death in 1883 the peerages became dormant. They were claimed by Alan Gardner, grandson of the second son of the first Baron, who styled himself "Lord Gardner", but neither he nor any other male-line descendant have been able to prove their claim to the titles satisfactorily. It has been suggested by William Dalrymple that the current heir to the barony is from the Gardner family of Khasgunge (now Kasganj),

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, India.Peer into the past – Guardian News and Media
/ref> Another member of the Gardner family was the Liberal politician Herbert Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere. He was the illegitimate son of the third Baron Gardner.

Barons Gardner, first and second creations (1800, 1806)

* Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner (1742–1809) * Alan Hyde Gardner, 2nd Baron Gardner (1771–1815) * Alan Legge Gardner, 3rd Baron Gardner (1810–1883)

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* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner Dormant baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Dormant baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1800 Noble titles created in 1806 Peerages created for UK MPs

Barons Gardner, first and second creations (1800, 1806)

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