Hiram College alumni

James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before he ran for president, the Ohio General Assembly had elected him to the U.S. Senate, a position he declined upon becoming president-elect.

Lucretia Garfield was the first lady of the United States from March to September 1881, as the wife of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States.

American poet (1879–1931)

American artist (1931–2004)

American writer of children's novels

American Christian pacifist, anarchist and social activist (1893-1970)

American economist (1876-1929)

American politician (1860-1938)

American musician (1948–2021)

American writer (1872–1944)

Union Army officer, politician

American linguist

American politician (1835-1918)

scholar from Newark (1897–1978)

American politician (1837-1914)

American politician (1847-1914)

American politician (1833–1909)