Early Life
Henry Gardner was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (then a community separate from Boston) on June 14, 1819, to Henry Gardner and Clarissa Holbrook Gardner. He was educated in private schools in the Boston area, and then attended Phillips Exeter Academy. After graduating in 1831, he studied at Bowdoin College, where he graduated in 1838. He then embarked on a career as a dry goods merchant, acting as a principal partner for many years. In 1844 he married Helen Cobb of Portland, Maine.
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