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| Name | Robert Gardner |
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Modesto, California , United States |
| Email | None |
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March 17, 1841
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| Died | January 05, 1893
(51 years)
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Modifed | BrentinCO
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| Info | Robert Gardner, perhaps the most controversial of all the Surveyors General of California, was born March 17, 1841, in Fall River, Massachusetts. Following his arrival in San Francisco in 1858, he settled in Knight’s Landing, where he maintained his permanent residence until his election to the Surveyor Generalship in 1872.
Gardner’s background and education are unknown. Whatever his background, however, it is practically certain that Gardner, unlike any of his predecessors, had little – if any – knowledge of or experience in the fields of surveying or civil engineering.
In December 1876, following more careful auditing of those records of Gardner’s office which could be located, the Attorney General of California brought suit against Gardner on behalf of the State for recovery of $42,215 in missing fees.
Following his term of office, Gardner and his family moved to Oakland, where he lived for the remainder of his life. During these years Gardner worked in the field of real estate and may have practiced land law before the Department of the Interior. Despite the adverse notoriety he suffered following his term of office as Surveyor-General, Gardner maintained some political ambition. It is interesting to note that he again ran for Surveyor General in 1886, but lost to Theodore Reichert. Gardner died in Oakland on April 22, 1907.
In 1874, Bost ran unsuccessfully for San Francisco Harbor Commissioner, and in 1878, he was once again elected County Surveyor for Merced County. Bost also served as a member of the State Assembly for Merced and Mariposa Counties during the 24th session of the Legislature in 1879-80, and again from 1884 to 1886.
Nothing is known of his later life apart from the fact he died in Modesto on January 5, 1893.
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