Robert David Lion Gardiner

Robert David Lion Gardiner (February 25, 1911 - August 23, 2004), was the last Gardiner family member to own Gardiner's Island. He was the 16th Lord of the Manor.^[1]

Biography

He was born in New York on February 25, 1911. He attended St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island. He attended Columbia University and graduated in 1934. He then attended New York University School of Law. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in the South West Pacific theatre during World War II.^[1]

He and his sister Alexandra Gardiner Creel inherited Gardiner's Island from their aunt, Sarah Diodati Gardiner, when she died in 1953.^[1]

He died on August 23, 2004 in East Hampton, New York.^[1]

References

1. Robert F. Worth (August 24, 2004). "Robert D.L. Gardiner". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-07-27.