 Addison Gardiner

Addison Gardiner (March 19, 1797 – June 5, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855.Born in Rindge, New Hampshire, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822, and began practicing law in Rochester, New York, opening a law firm with Samuel L. Selden, who later became a judge of the New York Court of Appeals.