James Rudolph Garfield

James Rudolph Garfield (October 17, 1865 – March 24, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician. Garfield was a son of President James A. Garfield and First Lady Lucretia Garfield. He served as Secretary of the Interior during President Theodore Roosevelt's administration.

Infobox

President

Theodore Roosevelt

Preceded by

Position established

Succeeded by

Herbert Knox Smith

Born

James Rudolph Garfield(1865-10-17)October 17, 1865Hiram, Ohio, U.S.

Died

March 24, 1950(1950-03-24) (aged 84)Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Political party

Republican

Other politicalaffiliations

Progressive (Bull Moose)

Spouse

mw- Helen Newell (m. 1890; died 1930)

Relations

Harry Augustus Garfield (brother)Abram Garfield (brother)

Children

Parents

mw- James A. Garfield (father)Lucretia Garfield (mother)

Education

Williams College (BA)Columbia University

Party

Republican

Tables

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Preceded byEthan Hitchcock

Political offices

Preceded byEthan Hitchcock

Political offices

United States Secretary of the Interior 1907–1909

Political offices

Succeeded byRichard Ballinger

Political offices
Preceded byEthan Hitchcock	United States Secretary of the Interior 1907–1909	Succeeded byRichard Ballinger

References

The great thirst: Californians and water; a history
Encyclopedia Americana
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_Americana_(1920)/Garfield,_James_Rudolph
The Foes of Our Own Household
https://archive.org/details/foesourownhouse00roosgoog
The New York Times
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/03/25/96212935.pdf