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Also known as James Abram Garfield, James Garfield, J. A. Garfield, J. Garfield, President 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.
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James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving only from March until his death in September 1881 after being shot in July of that year. His presidency is historically notable because he was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives to be elected president, and he had a distinguished background as a preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general before his nine terms in Congress.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1831
- Died
- 1881
- Works
- 88
Top works
- Review of the transactions of the Credit Mobilier Company
- Revival of state sovereignty in Congress
- Addresses [1870-1880.]
- The future of the republic, its dangers and its hopes
- The Northwest territory
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- James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated.jpg
- Height
- 183
- Number of children
- 7
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1831 births1881 deaths19th-century American lawyers19th-century American mathematicians19th-century Disciples of Christ19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly19th-century presidents of the United States19th-century United States representativesAbolitionists from OhioActivists for African-American civil rightsAmateur mathematicians