Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1865, Oct. 17 | Born, Hiram, Ohio |
| 1879-1880 | Student at St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H. |
| 1881, July 2 | In presidential party when his father was assassinated |
| 1885 | Graduated, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. |
| 1886-1888 | Studied law, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1888 | Established law firm of Garfield and Garfield with other brother, Harry A. Garfield, in Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1890 | Married Helen Newell (died 1930) |
| 1896-1899 | Member of Ohio state senate |
| 1902-1903 | Commissioner, United States Civil Service Commission |
| 1902-1909 | Member, President Theodore Roosevelt's “Tennis Cabinet” |
| 1903-1907 | Commissioner of Corporations, United States Department of Commerce and Labor |
| 1904-1907 | Investigated meat packing industry, petroleum industry, steel industry and railroads |
| 1907-1909 | Secretary of the Interior |
| 1909 | Returned to law practice and business ventures |
| 1914 | Unsuccessful Progressive Party candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio |
| 1932 | Active in drafting platform for Republican national convention |
| 1950, Mar. 24 | Died, Clevelend, Ohio |