Complex sentence: Founded in 1801 by John Gardiner, who in 1824, was High Sheriff of Bristol, as Gardiner & Sons it was a wholesale clothing company which exported women's clothing to the West Indies.
Split into simpler sentences: Founded in 1801 by John Gardiner, who in 1824, was High Sheriff of Bristol, as Gardiner & Sons. It was a wholesale clothing company which exported women's clothing to the West Indies.