James A. Garfield - Wikipedia
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his assassination in September that year.
James A. Garfield - Key Events - Miller Center
A self-made man, Republican James A. Garfield is sworn in as the twentieth President of the United States. Garfield served in the Union Army and in the House of Representatives before running for President.
James A. Garfield - White House Historical Association
As the last of the log cabin presidents, James A. Garfield attacked political corruption and won back for the presidency a measure of prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction period. He was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on November 19, 1831.
James A. Garfield | Biography, Assassination, & Facts | Britannica
James A. Garfield (born November 19, 1831, near Orange [in Cuyahoga county], Ohio, U.S.—died September 19, 1881, Elberon [now in Long Branch], New Jersey) was the 20th president of the United States (March 4–September 19, 1881). He had the second shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history.
Introduction - Presidential Administrations, James Garfield: …
Jan 3, 2025 · After a close election, James Abram Garfield took office on March 4, 1881. Shortly after his inauguration, President Garfield challenged Senator Conkling of New York, a leading Stalwart Republican, by appointing Conkling’s arch enemy to …
Presidency of James A. Garfield - Encyclopedia Britannica
James A. Garfield - 20th President, Assassination, Civil War: By the time of his election, Garfield had begun to see education rather than the ballot box as the best hope for improving the lives of African Americans.
Biography of James Garfield (Text Only) - National Archives
James A. Garfield. As the last of the log cabin Presidents, James A. Garfield attacked political corruption and won back for the Presidency a measure of prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction period. He was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831.
Garfield, James Abram - Encyclopedia.com
May 29, 2018 · James Abram Garfield was a soldier and congressman who became the twentieth president of the United States. His inability to perform the duties of office following an assassination attempt on July 2, 1881, raised, for the second time in U.S. history, the question of presidential succession.
James A. Garfield and a Black Washingtonian, Part I - U.S.
On Friday evening, July 1, 1881, Charles Guiteau was skulking on Lafayette Square opposite the White House, trying to find his best opportunity to carry out his crazed ambition: the death of President James A. Garfield.
National Park Service - The Presidents (James Garfield)
The second President to be assassinated, Garfield died only a few months after his term had begun. Yet, within that short time, his assaults on political patronage and Post Office corruption promised a vigorous administration.