Richard Nelson Gardner (September 11, 1881 – December 4, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician.
Gardner was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts and moved with his family to St.
Gardner moved to Staples, Minnesota in 1907 tp practice law.
He resigned from the Minnesota Senate in 1943 when he was appointed a referee in bankruptcy for the United States District Court serving until 1951.
Gardner died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.