Alexander Gardner (photographer)

Alexander Gardner
Gardner, c. 1863
Born	(1821-10-17)October 17, 1821 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	December 10, 1882(1882-12-10) (aged 61) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Glenwood Cemetery
Citizenship	United Kingdom, United States
Occupation	Photographer
Spouse	Margaret Gardner[1]
Children	2[1]

Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in that profession. He is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, and of the conspirators and the execution of the participants in the Lincoln assassination plot.