Gardner Edwards

Gardner Edwards is the uncle of Samantha Parkington.

Facts

 * Name: Gardner Edwards
 * First Appearance: Meet Samantha

Family

 * Mary Edwards: Mother.
 * Lydia Parkington: Late sister.
 * Cornelia Edwards: Wife.
 * Samantha Parkington: Niece.
 * Agnes Pitts: Sister-in-Law.
 * Agatha Pitts: Sister-in-Law.
 * Nellie O'Malley: Adopted daughter.
 * Bridget O'Malley: Adopted daughter.
 * Jenny O'Malley: Adopted daughter.

Personality
Gardner is the brother of Lydia Parkington and the only son of Mary Edwards. He is interested in progressive technology and changing attitudes about society.

Meet Samantha: An American Girl
Uncle Gard is first mentioned without being seen--he is mentioned at the same time as Cornelia Pitts. Sam thinks that Cornelia is not right for him. She asks if Gard will marry Cornelia and Jessie tells Sam that it is none of her business and children shouldn't ask such questions. Sam thinks of him as quite handsome and thinks he should be a spy.

Later, as Samantha is working on her sampler, she hears sounds of a car coming down the street that is disturbing horses. Grandmary is upset that Gardner has brought his automobile. He is then seen walking up to the house with, his girlfriend. He offers to take Samantha for a ride, much to Grandmary's worry and initial refusal. He does take her for a ride, during which she first hears about Nellie from Eddie Ryland.