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John "Jack" Lowell Gardner II (November 26, 1837 – December 10, 1898) was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He and his wife, Isabella Stewart Gardner, were patrons of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston.〔''Gardner Family Papers'' 1772-1915. ((The Massachusetts Historical Society ))〕 == Background == Gardner's mother, Catherine Endicott Peabody (1808–1883),〔Died Friday, 21 Sept 1883 -- Massachusetts Vital Death Records, 1841-1910; Brookline, MA vol 347, page 246 line 106〕 of Brookline, MA, was the daughter of the distinguished Salem shipowner, Joseph Peabody (1757–1844), who made a fortune importing pepper from Sumatra and was one of the wealthiest men in the United States at the time of his death in 1844.〔Hunt, F. (). ''Lives of American merchants - Vol 1''. (via (Google Books ))〕 Gardner's paternal grandfather, Samuel Pickering Gardner (1768–1843), descended from Thomas Gardner (planter) and from the father of Timothy Pickering.〔〔''Endicott Family Papers'' 1612-1958. ((The Massachusetts Historical Society ))〕〔''George Gardner Family Papers'' 1659-1900. ((The Massachusetts Historical Society ))〕 Through his paternal grandmother, Rebecca Russell Lowell, he descended from Percival Lowell who had arrived at Cape Ann in 1639. After spending time at Harvard, Gardner joined his father's East Indies trading business. The Gardners entered into partnership with Peabody, and their ships sailed many seas. Some of those ships were as follows (clipper ships are not linked): Arabia, Bunker Hill, California, Democrat, Duxbury, Eclipse, Gentleman, Grotius, Lenore, Lepanto, Lotos, Marquis de Somerulas, Mars, Monterey, Nabob, Napke, Naples, Pallas, Pioneer, Plant, Plato, Ruble, Sappho, Shawmut, St Paul, Sumatra, Thetis, Unicorn. The younger Gardner had financial interests besides shipping, such as railroads (Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) and mining (Calumet and Hecla Mining Company). He supported the America's Cup defender, Puritan.〔Gardner, Frank A MD () ''Gardner memorial : a biographical and genealogical record of the descendants of Thomas Gardner, planter, Cape Ann, 1624, Salem'' (ISBN 0-7404-2590-0, ISBN 978-0-7404-2590-5 ) (also, via (ancestry.com ))〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Lowell Gardner II」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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