Category
page 1Politicians assassinated in the 1880s

James A. Garfield
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.
Alexander II of Russia
The 12th Emperor of Russia (1855–1881)
Midhat Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)
Simko
Kurdish chieftain and outlaw (1887-1930)
Mori Arinori
Japanese noble (1847-1889)
Lord Frederick Cavendish
British politician (1836-1882)
Ranodip Singh Kunwar
Nepalese prime minister and Maharaja of Kaski and Lamjung (1825-1885)
Ali Pasha of Gucia
Albanian politician
Vicente García González
President of Cuba (1833-1886)

Ricardo López Jordán
Argentine general (1822-1889)

John M. Clayton
Union United States Army officer