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Gardiner, Claude
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Claude William Edwards Gardiner, 1870-1942, was born in England, the son of Lt. Col. E.J. Gardiner, and Laura Gardiner. He came to Canada in 1894 and settled at Olsen Creek in the Porcupine Hills of southern Alberta, where he ran the Wineglass Ranch until 1930. In 1907 he married Alice Edwards, and they had two children, Claudia and Oliver Ernest. After retiring, he and Alice travelled extensively then settled in Victoria.