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  Garfield, James R.
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AffiliationRepublican  
 
NameJames R. Garfield
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Hiram, Ohio , United States
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Born October 17, 1865
DiedMarch 24, 1950 (84 years)
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Info1865-1950, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1907-9), b. Hiram, Ohio; son of President James A. Garfield. After being admitted to the Ohio bar in 1888, he became a lawyer in Cleveland. He was a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission (1902-3) and commissioner of corporations in the Dept. of Commerce and Labor (1903-7) before being given a cabinet post under President Theodore Roosevelt. Garfield was a noted advocate of the conservation of natural resources. In the 1912 election he aided Roosevelt and the Progressive party in their unsuccessful bid for power.


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Importance? 6.50000 Average

FAMILY
Father James A. Garfield 1831-1881
Sister Eliza Arabella "Trot" Garfield 1860-1863
Brother Harry Augustus "Hal" Garfield 1863-1942
Sister Mary "Mollie" Garfield Stanley-Brown 1867-1947
Brother Irvin McDowell Garfield 1870-1951
Brother Abram Garfield 1872-1958
Brother Edward Garfield 1874-1876
Mother Lucretia Rudolph Garfield 1832-1918

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  05/18/1928 US Vice President - R Primaries Lost 1.41% (-50.05%)
  04/24/1928 OH US Vice President - R Primary Lost 20.58% (-28.06%)
  11/03/1914 OH Governor Lost 5.39% (-40.93%)
  03/04/1907 US Secretary of the Interior Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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