Ernest Franklin Gardner, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Ernest Franklin Gardner
- Ernest Franklin "John" Gardner (January 5, 1923 – May 13, 1995) was a farmer, educator and political figure in Saskatchewan.
- He represented Moosomin from 1965 to 1975 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Kennedy, Saskatchewan and was educated there and went on to study mechanical engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.
- During World War II, Gardner served as a pilot and navigator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
- After the war, he worked as a selection officer in the Canadian civil service.
- Later, he farmed during the summer and taught at the University of Saskatchewan during the winter.
- Gardner also served on the council for the rural municipality of Wawken and as mayor of Kennedy.
- He was a member of the Kipling Hospital Board and the Cannington Home Care Board.
- Gardner served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Public Works.
- He was first elected to the Saskatchewan assembly in a 1965 by-election held after Alexander Hamilton McDonald was named to the Senate of Canada.
- He was defeated by Larry Birkbeck when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1975.
- After leaving politics, Gardner served as a member of the senate for the University of Saskatchewan.
- From 1988 to 1994, he was chairman for the Regina Rural Health Region.
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