Cache-Washington County UT Archives Biographies.....Gardner, John W. 1880 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 September 1, 2011, 3:04 pm Source: See below Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher JOHN W. GARDNER. John W. Gardner, attorney at law, practicing in Logan, was born in Pine Valley, Utah, February 5, 1880. His father, John A. Gardner, also a native of this state, was born at Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake county, and was a son of the late Robert Gardner, a native of Scotland and one of the founders of the American branch of the family. Robert Gardner and two of his brothers, Archibald and William Gardner, crossed the Atlantic to Canada in 1815 and in 1847 became residents of Utah, being among the first contingent of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to locate in this state. Robert Gardner and his brothers in the early days conducted a number of grist and saw mills and thus contributed to the material development of the .commonwealth, while at the same time they were very active in church affairs. Archibald Gardner was a bishop at Big Cottonwood for a number of years and the brothers were among the leading and representative men of that section. John A. Gardner, father of John W. Gardner, was reared and educated in southern Utah, his parents having removed to Washington county in pioneer times, aiding in the colonization of that section at the request of President Brigham Young. Robert Gardner took a very active and prominent part in the development and religious administration of the district. John A. Gardner followed in the business footsteps of his father and conducted several sawmills in Washington county for many years. He also engaged in farming and stock raising and in both lines of business met with substantial prosperity. He is now making his home in Logan. He has likewise been very active in the work of the church and was in the bishopric for a period of twenty-five years. He also served on a mission in the eastern states, including New York and Pennsylvania, in 1897 and 1898. His political endorsement is given to the democratic party and for twenty years he was county commissioner of Washington county. The mother Of John W. Gardner bore the maiden name of Celestia Snow and was born in Lehi, Utah, a daughter of William and Ann (Rogers) Snow, members of the prominent Snow family that came to this state in 1847. Mrs. Gardner is still living and by her marriage became the mother of seven sons and three daughters, of whom John W. Gardner is the eldest son and second child. John W. Gardner began his early education in the public schools of Pine Valley and continued his studies at the high school at Cedar City, Utah. He later entered the Brigham Young College at Logan, Utah, where he obtained his first degree, Bachelor of Arts, in 1908. He later matriculated in the Agricultural College of Utah at Logan and next became a student of the University of Utah, where he obtained his Master's degree in 1910. In 1908 he began teaching at the Brigham Young College and his teaching there, though not continuous, covered a period of five years, during the greater part of which time he was a member of the presidency of the college. He studied law at the Leland Stanford Junior University and the University of California for the period of three years and was admitted to the Utah state bar in 1912. Since 1916 he has practiced law continuously in Cache county and during the years of 1916-1918 he served this county as county attorney. He is interested in all that has to do with the material development, moral up-building and civic progress of the community in which he makes his home. In politics he is a democrat and an earnest advocate of the principles of his party. He is an active member of the Logan Commercial Boosters Club. During the period of the World war he was a member of the Logan Liberty Loan committee as well as federal appeal agent and member of the focal draft board in the selective service of the United States. In Salt Lake Temple, on the 3d of June, 1908, Mr. Gardner was married to Miss Cynthia Hill, a native of Ogden, Utah, and a daughter of J. J. and Martha (Stowell) Hill, who belonged to old and distinguished families of Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner are the parents of four children: Eldon J., who was' born in Logan, June 5, 1909; Eugene, born in Logan, March 22, 1913; and Lucile and Marian, twins, born June 15, 1918. - Prior to her marriage Mrs. Gardner was a successful teacher, connected with the Brigham Young College from 1906 until 1908 inclusive. They occupy an attractive home at No. 445 West First South street, which is the property of Mr. Gardner and which is the abode of warm-hearted hospitality. Mr. Gardner has been very active in church work. He has been Sunday school superintendent for the past six years and on the Cache stake board for four years, while for three years he has been on the Mutual stake board. He served on a mission to New Zealand from 1900 to 1904, covering more than four years, and was very successful in his labors. In a profession where advancement depends entirely upon individual merit and ability Mr. Gardner has made steady progress and is today recognized as one of the strong and able members of the bar of Logan. The thoroughness with which he prepares his cases, the clearness with which he presents his cause and his loyalty to the highest standards of the profession are the salient elements In his success. His devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial, yet he never forgets that he owes a still higher allegiance to the majesty of the law. He belongs to both the Cache County and the Utah State Bar Associations. Additional Comments: Extracted from UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATED VOLUME IV CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1920 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/cache/bios/gardner2nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/utfiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb