Robert David Lion Gardiner

Robert David Lion Gardiner (February 25, 1911 – August 23, 2004), was the last heir to Gardiner's Island to have the surname "Gardiner". (His niece Alexandra Creel Goelet, was co-owner, until his death, and is now sole owner.) He was the 16th Lord of the Manor. Gardiner worked on Wall Street, for the Empire Trust Company and owned a 42-acre shopping center in Islip, New York. was significantly younger than he was, but the couple's marriage yielded no children. .

In popular culture The long running dispute between Gardiner and his niece formed part of the background to Chrystle Fiedler's 2015 mystery novel Garden of Death.

Robert David Lion