Garfield, James Rudolph (1865-1950)

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Birth Date

1865-10-17

Death Date

1950-03-24

Birthplace

Hiram, Ohio

Biographical Text

James Rudolph Garfield was the son of former U.S. President James Garfield. He served in the Ohio State Senate from 1896 to 1899. Later, Garfield worked as the Commissioner of Corporations at the Department of Commerce and Labor from 1903 to 1907. He served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1907 to 1909.

Garfield married Helen Newell in 1880. Garfield died in 1950.