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James Abram Garfield was born the youngest of five children on November 19, 1831, in a log cabin in Orange Township, now Moreland Hills, Ohio. [ b ] Garfield's ancestor Edward Garfield migrated from Hillmorton , Warwickshire , England, to Massachusetts around 1630.
Republican nominee James A. Garfield defeated Winfield Scott Hancock of the Democratic Party. The voter turnout rate was one of the highest in the nation's history. Garfield was assassinated during his first year in office, and he was succeeded by his vice president, Chester A. Arthur. Incumbent President Rutherford B. Hayes did not seek ...
The 1880 Republican National Convention convened from June 2 to June 8, 1880, at the Interstate Exposition Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Delegates nominated James A. Garfield of Ohio and Chester A. Arthur of New York as the official Republican Party candidates for president and vice president in the 1880 presidential election.
Four presidents died in office of natural causes (William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy), and one resigned (Richard Nixon, facing impeachment and removal from office). [12]
Became president after Lincoln's assassination, lost nomination for Democratic Party in 1868 election bid Chester A. Arthur: James A. Garfield: 1881 Became president after Garfield's assassination, failed to secure Republican Party nomination in 1884 election bid Theodore Roosevelt: William McKinley: 1901
Writing a book about James Garfield is no easy task. The 20th president who served the second shortest amount of time in the White House is popularly known more for his assassination than what he ...
James A. Garfield (R) 214: Winfield Scott Hancock (D) 155: 1880 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Garfield, blue denotes states won by Hancock. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Republican gain [3] Seats contested: 25 of 76 seats [1] Net seat change
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