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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.
James A. Garfield. On July 2, 1881, James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., resulting in his death in Elberon, New Jersey, two and a half months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president.
Charles Julius Guiteau (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ t oʊ / ghih-TOH; September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American man who assassinated James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, in 1881. A failed lawyer, Guiteau believed that he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a ...
The James A. Garfield Memorial is the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.The memorial, which began construction in October 1885 and was dedicated on May 30, 1890, exhibits a combination of Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque Revival architectural styles.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Mentor, Ohio.The site preserves the Lawnfield estate and surrounding property of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, and includes the first presidential library established in the United States.
Garfield–Arthur election poster. James Abram Garfield was raised in humble circumstances on an Ohio farm by his widowed mother. He worked at various jobs, including on a canal boat, in his youth. [38] Beginning at age 17, he studied at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1856. [39]
A handful of spent .50-caliber casings will be kept in celebration of the first rounds fired Tuesday, May 7, 2024, on the new machine gun range at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training ...
The inauguration of James A. Garfield as the 20th president of the United States was held on Friday, March 4, 1881, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 24th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of James A. Garfield as president and Chester A. Arthur as vice president.