Frank Gardner (May 8, 1872 - February 1, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born on a farm in Finley Township, near Scottsburg, Indiana, Gardner attended the rural schools. He was graduated from Borden Institute, Clark County, Indiana, in 1896 and from the law department of Indiana University in 1900. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced the practice of law in Scottsburg, Indiana. Auditor of Scott County 1903-1911. County attorney 1911-1917. He served as member of the Democratic county committee and served as chairman 1912-1922. He served as field examiner for the State board of accounts 1911-1920.
Gardner was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Scottsburg, Indiana.
Gardner was elected judge of the sixth judicial circuit of Indiana in 1930. He was reelected in 1936 and served until his death in Scottsburg, Indiana, February 1, 1937. He was interred in Scottsburg Cemetery.
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“The reputation of a man is like his shadow; it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him, sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his natural size.”
—French Proverb. Quoted in Dictionary of Similes, ed. Frank J. Wilstach (1916)
“We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these. There are hundreds and hundreds of ways to succeed and many, many different abilities that will help you get there.”
—Howard Gardner (20th century)