Harry Augustus Garfield
Harry Augustus "Hal" Garfield (October 11, 1863 – December 12, 1942) was an American lawyer, academic, and public official. He was president of Williams College and supervised the United States Fuel Administration during World War I. He was a son of President James A. Garfield.
Harry Augustus Garfield
Office established
Office abolished
October 11, 1863
Hiram, Ohio, U.S.
December 12, 1942 (aged 79)
Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Williams College Cemetery
Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S.
James Rudolph Garfield (brother)
Abram Garfield (brother)
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- James A. Garfield (father)
- Lucretia Garfield (mother)
Williams College (BA)
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Personal life[edit]
Garfield married his second cousin, Belle Hartford Mason, on June 14, 1888. They had a double wedding with Garfield's sister Mollie and Joseph Stanley Brown. Garfield and his wife had four children: James, Mason, Lucretia and Stanton.[1][3][5] After his retirement in 1934, he took a one-year trip around the world with his wife. After his return in 1935, he moved to Washington, D.C.[3]
He was a hereditary companion of the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States by right of his father's service as a major general in Union Army during the American Civil War.
Death[edit]
Garfield died on December 12, 1942, at his home in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was buried in the faculty cemetery at Williams College.[1][5]
Awards[edit]
For his service as Fuel Administrator, Garfield was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1921 by the Secretary of War Newton D. Baker.[1][3]
Garfield was a recipient of honorary degrees from Dartmouth College, Princeton University, Amherst College, Wesleyan University, the College of William and Mary and Whitman College.[6]