James Wilford Garner

James Wilford Garner (November 22, 1871 – December 9, 1938) was an American political scientist who was professor of political science at the University of Illinois.

Early life and education James Wilford Garner was born in Pike County, Mississippi in 1871 to W. O. and Martha A. Garner.

He graduated from the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1892. He taught in Mississippi high schools from 1892 to 1896. 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.

Career 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. In 1928, he lectured at New York University. The History of the United States, with Henry Cabot Lodge (four volumes, 1906) Introduction to Political Science (1910) 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) Prize Law During the World War (1927) Political science and government (1928)