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GASTON ELLIS GARDNER.
Gaston Ellis Gardner, Democrat, Representative from Yancey County, was born at Burnsville, March 22, 1858. Son of William and Nancey (Anderson) Gardner. Attended Burnsville Academy, 1878-1881. Judge A. C. Avery's Law School at Morganton, 1897-1898. Lawyer. Solicitor Criminal Court for Yancey County, 1899-1900. Democratic Elector, Ninth North Carolina District, 1908; Elector at large for the State, 1912; Assistant District Attorney for Fourth Judicial Division of Alaska, at Fairbanks, 1914-1915. Chairman Democratic County Executive. Committee, 1896-1912. Representative in the General Assembly of 1917. Odd Fellow; Knight of Pythias. Methodist. Married Miss Mollie C. Williams in 1882. Address: Burnsville, N. C.
(Source: North Carolina Manual. 1919. Published by the North Carolina Historical Commission.) |
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