James Terry Gardiner [SEP] date of death
James Terry Gardiner
James Terry Gardiner (May 6, 1842 – September 10, 1912) was an American surveyor and engineer.
Biography.
Gardiner was born in Troy, New York, the son of Daniel Gardiner and Ann Terry Gardiner. He briefly attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Sheffield Scientific School. In 1863 he traveled on horseback to California with his boyhood friend, Clarence King. Upon his arrival in San Francisco, he worked for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a civilian assistant and participated in
in Kings Canyon National Park was named in his honor by the California Geological Survey.
The family name had been spelled Gardiner until his father dropped the “i”. James used this form until mid-life when he returned to the earlier spelling.
References.
- "James Terry Gardiner". Dictionary of American Biography Base Set. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928-1936.
- James Terry Gardiner. Footnote by Francis P. Farquhar, editor. "Up and Down California in 1860-1864