James Wilford Garner Explained

James Wilford Garner (November 22, 1871, Pike County, Mississippi – December 9, 1938, Urbana, Illinois) was an American political scientist who was professor of political science at the University of Illinois.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

James Wilford Garner was born in Pike County, Mississippi in 1871 to W. O. and Martha A. Garner.^[4]

He graduated from the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1892. He taught in Mississippi high schools from 1892 to 1896. He studied history and political science at the University of Chicago (Ph.M., 1900), after which he taught history at Bradley Polytechnic Institute.

Academic career

He studied at Columbia University (Ph.D., 1902), where he was a member of the Dunning School.^[5] His dissertation, Reconstruction in Mississippi, though critical of Reconstruction, was regarded by W. E. B. Du Bois as the fairest of the works of the Dunning School.^[6]

He was professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania in 1902–1903. He became professor of political science at the University of Illinois in 1904. He was editor in chief of the American Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1910–1911). He was head of the American Political Science Association in 1924.

He was Hyde lecturer in the French universities (1921) and Tagore lecturer in the University of Calcutta (1922). He lectured for a semester at the Geneva Institute of Higher International Studies.^[7] In 1928, he lectured at New York University. In 1929, he lectured at French and English universities as a visiting professor for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

He was awarded Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.

Personal life

He married Terese Leggett in 1895. They had no children.

Works

• Reconstruction in Mississippi (1901)^{[8] [9] [10]}
• The History of the United States, with Henry Cabot Lodge (four volumes, 1906)
• Introduction to Political Science (1910)^{[11] [12]}
• Government in the United States, National, State, and Local (1911)
• Essays on Southern History and Politics (1914) (editor)
• Civil Government for Indian Students (1920)
• Idées et Institutions Politiques Américaines (1921)
• International Law and the World War (1920)^{[13] [14]}
• Prize Law During the World War (1927)
• Political science and government (1928)^[15]

Further reading

• Book: Sansing, David G. . David Sansing . 1981 . Garner, James Wilford: 1871–1938 . James B. Lloyd . [{{google books|RfXGJBB1HvoC|plainurl=yes}} Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817–1967 ]. University Press of Mississippi . . 190–192 . 978-0-87805-139-7 .

Notes and References

1. Ogg . Frederic A. . 1939 . Professor James Wilford Garner . The American Political Science Review . 33 . 1 . 90–91 . 0003-0554 . 1949771.
2. Reeves . J. S. . 1939 . James Wilford Garner: November 22, 1871–December 9, 1938 . American Journal of International Law . en . 33 . 1 . 104–104 . 10.1017/S000293000005925X . 0002-9300.
3. Laun . Rudolf . 1939 . James Wilford Garner † . Die Friedens-Warte . 39 . 3 . 96–98 . 0340-0255.
4. News: 1938 . DR. J. W. GARNER,67, A TEACHER, WRITER; Head of the Political Science Department at University of Illinois Is Stricken ALSO NOTED AS HISTORIAN Was Authority on International Law--Lectured Abroad and Was Often Honored Law Journal Associate Member of Many Groups . New York Times.
5. Book: Whitley, W. Bland . The Dunning School: Historians, Race, and the Meaning of Reconstruction . 2013 . University Press of Kentucky . 978-0-8131-4225-8 . Foner . Eric . James Wilford Garner and the Dream of a Two-Party South.
6. Book: Lemann , Nicholas . Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War . Macmillan . 2007 . Preview in Google Books . 204 . 978-0-374-53069-3.
7. News: 1929 . Long Era of Peace in Europe Forecast: Dr. J.W. Garner, Carnegie Visiting Professor, Reports General Optimism on Return. . New York Times.
8. S. . A. W. . 1901 . Review of Reconstruction in Mississippi. . American Journal of Sociology . 7 . 2 . 285–286 . 0002-9602.
9. Smith . Theodore Clarke . 1901 . Reconstruction in Mississippi, by James Wilford Garner . Political Science Quarterly . 16 . 4 . 719–721 . 10.2307/2140425 . 0032-3195.
10. Breckinridge . S. P. . 1901 . Reconstruction in Mississippi . James Wilford Garner . Journal of Political Economy . en . 10 . 1 . 136–137 . 10.1086/250814 . 0022-3808.
11. Willis . H. Parker . 1911 . Introduction to Political Science: A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, Functions and Organization of the State. By James Wilford Garner. New York City: American Book Company. 1910. pp. 616. . American Journal of International Law . en . 5 . 1 . 272–275 . 10.2307/2186791 . 0002-9300.
12. Web site: Sait . E. M. . 1911 . Introduction to Political Science, by James Wilford Garner . Political Science Quarterly.
13. Hall . Arnold Bennett . 1921 . Review of International Law and the World War. . American Journal of Sociology . 27 . 3 . 401–404 . 0002-9602.
14. Web site: 1921 . Review of 'International Law and the World War' . American Historical Review . 10.1086/ahr/26.3.526.
15. Gardner . C. O. . 1928 . Political Science and Government. By James Wilford Garner. (New York: American Book Company. 1928. Pp. x, 821.) . American Political Science Review . en . 22 . 4 . 1015–1016 . 10.2307/1945378 . 0003-0554.