Henry Gardner Sr. (1731-October 7, 1782) was an American politician who served as
Treasurer of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.[3][4] He was appointed receiver general and treasurer in 1774 by the
Provisional Congress of Massachusetts.[2]
Gardner was appointed treasurer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the
Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1774, and was appointed the first treasurer and receiver general of the State of Massachusetts in 1780 upon adoption of the new state constitution. He served in that post until his death on October 7, 1782. Gardner's grandson, also named
Henry Gardner, served as
Governor of Massachusetts in the 1850s.[7]