Robert Hallowell Gardiner | |
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 portrait by Chester Harding | |
| Born | 10 February 1782  Bristol |
| Died | 22 March 1864 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Position held | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
Robert Hallowell Gardiner (February 10, 1782 – March 22, 1864[1]) was a prominent, educated land owner in Maine.[2] He represented the union of two great early New England fortunes.[3] He was the grandson of both Dr. Silvester Gardiner, the founder of Gardiner, Maine, and Benjamin Hallowell, the founder of Hallowell, Maine. He was also a trustee for the Gardiner Lyceum school.[4] He was instrumental in the growth of the city of Gardiner.
- ^ "Gardiner, Robert Hallowell". Dictionary Of American Biography (fraunces To Grimke) Vol Vii. 1935. p. 139.
- ^ "Early recollections of Robert Hallowell Gardiner, 1782-1864". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Robert Hallowell, British Tax Collector, Returns to Boston in 1792". New England Historical Society. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Erskine, Sanborn & Colcord. "The Gardiner Story 1849 - 1949". MEGenWeb Project. The City of Gardiner, Maine 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2013.