Fred Christian Gartner (March 14, 1896 – September 1, 1972) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

[1] Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 14, 1896, Fred C. Gartner was a son of German immigrants.

He graduated from the law department of Temple University in Philadelphia in 1920.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission at Philadelphia from 1928 to 1932.

He served chairman of the board for the Hol-Gar Manufacturing Corporation of Pennsylvania.