Famous People with Name Gardiner

George Ryerson Gardiner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Ryerson Gardiner: was a Toronto businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of the Gardiner Museum, the only museum in Canada devoted exclusively to ceramic art. George Gardiner was a major figure in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing. In the 1950s he established Gardiner f

Andrea Gardiner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrea Gardiner: is an American figure skater. She competed twice at the Four Continents Championships, placing 8th in 2000 and 11th in 2002. She was coached by Kitty Carruthers.

Andy Gardiner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andy Gardiner: is the Majority Leader of the Florida Senate, a body in which he represents the 9th District. His district of almost 400,000 residents includes parts of Orange, Seminole, and Osceola Counties in Central Florida. Senator Andy Gardiner was sworn in as the S

Robert Gardiner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Gardiner: was a farmer and federal Member of Parliament from Canada.The 1925 Canadian federal election saw the ridings in Alberta redistributed, Gardiner changed to the brand new Acadia district. In his 3rd bid for election he would go up against former Liberal MLA Robert Eaton. He would defeat Eaton in another landslide victory. Less than a year later another election would be called after the collapse of the Liberal Progressive coalition, Gardiner would run for a 4th term in office and for the 4th time in just 5 years. He easily won his district again in the 1926 Canadian federal election this time under the banner of the United Farmers of Alberta. Gardiner would be acclaimed to his 5th term in the 1930 Canadian federal election. Upon running for his 6th term in office, this time under the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation banner, he would be defeated by Victor Quelch from the Social Credit Party of Canada in the 1935 Canadian federal election.

Frederick Goldwin Gardiner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Goldwin Gardiner: was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman. He was the first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto council, the governing body for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, from 1953 to 1961. As Metro Chairman, Gardiner, nicknamed "Big Daddy", was a staunch advocate of growth and expansion and was responsible for many capital works projects, including the Gardiner Expressway (named for him) and the Don Valley Parkway. Gardiner was a prominent member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in both federal and provincial politics, organizing conventions and developing policy in the 1930s and 1940s. He was instrumental in the updating of the Conservative Party as it was then known to the Progressive Conservative Party to acknowledge its change in policy to incorporate progressive values. He was a close adviser to Ontario PC premiers George Drew and Leslie Frost.