Garfield, Harry Augustus, 1863-1942

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Garfield, Harry Augustus

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Garfield, Harry A.

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Garfield, Harry Augnetus, 1863-1942

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Garfield, Harry.

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Harry Augustus Garfield

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Garfield, Harry A. 1863-1942

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Garfield, Hal 1863-1942

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Son of James A. Garfield, 20th President of United States. Practiced law with Garfield, Garfield & Howe, served as President of Williams College, 1908-1934. Involved with numerous civic commitments; received many honorariums.

From the description of H. A. Garfield letters to Byron J. Rees [manuscript], 1914 Jun 22 and 1919 Dec 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 316338458

Lawyer, educator, public official, and son of President James A. Garfield.

From the description of Harry Augustus Garfield papers, 1855-1961 (bulk 1888-1934). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131151

Harry Augustus Garfield (1863-1942) was born in Hiram, Ohio and was the son of U.S. President James A. Garfield. He graduated from Williams College in 1885 and received a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1888. Garfield practiced law in partnership with his brother James in Cleveland, Ohio, 1888-1895. He served as Trustee and Professor of Contracts at Western Reserve Law School, 1891-1897 and Professor of Politics at Princeton University, 1903-1908. Garfield became the eighth President of Williams College and served until his retirement in June 1934. In 1917, he served on the Price Committee of the U.S. Food Administration and later that year, was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as U.S. Fuel Administrator. Taking a leave of absence from Williams College, Garfield served as U.S. Fuel Administrator from August 1917 to June 1919.

From the description of Papers, 1909-1934. (Williams College). WorldCat record id: 46346009 From the description of Personal papers, 1918-1934. (Williams College). WorldCat record id: 50647108

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1863, Oct. 11 Born, Hiram, Ohio 1880 Attended St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H. 1881 Entered Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. Father, President James A. Garfield, assassinated 1885 Graduated, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. 1885 1886 Taught, St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H. 1886 1887 Studied law, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., and with the firm of Bange and Stetson, New York, N.Y. 1887 1888 Studied law, Oxford University, Oxford, England, and traveled in Europe 1888 Married Belle Hartford Mason (died 1944) Began practice of law with younger brother, James Rudolph Garfield, Cleveland, Ohio 1892 1895 Taught law, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in addition to practicing law 1893 1903 Engaged in various business interests 1894 Frederic C. Howe taken into law firm 1898 Formed law practice of Garfield, Garfield and Howe 1903 Moved to Princeton, N.J., at the request of Woodrow Wilson to become professor of politics, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1907 Became president of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. 1917 1919 United States fuel administrator 1921 Received Distinguished Service Medal from President Woodrow Wilson Established Institute of Politics, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. 1934 Retired 1934 1935 Traveled around the world 1930s 1942 Lived in Washington, D.C., and in Williamstown and Duxbury, Massachusetts; active in civic, church, and educational affairs 1942, Dec. 12 Died, Williamstown, Mass. From the guide to the Harry Augustus Garfield Papers, 1855-1961, (bulk 1888-1934), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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