Politicians assassinated in the 1880s

James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before he ran for president, the Ohio General Assembly had elected him to the U.S. Senate, a position he declined upon becoming president-elect.

The 12th Emperor of Russia (1855–1881)

Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)

Kurdish chieftain and outlaw (1887-1930)

Japanese noble (1847-1889)

British politician (1836-1882)

Nepalese prime minister and Maharaja of Kaski and Lamjung (1825-1885)

Albanian politician

President of Cuba (1833-1886)

Argentine general (1822-1889)

Union United States Army officer