Prior to his election to the House in 1922 , Gardner served on the local school board , as a township supervisor , and as justice of the peace . He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan Senate in 1930 . In 1939 , he began a term of service on the Michigan Fair Board , and was an alternate delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention
1948 Republican National Convention
1948 Republican National Convention
Lynn C. Gardner