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20th President - James A. Garfield
Born: November 19, 1831
Died: September 18, 1881
- Personal
- First Lady: Lucretia "Crete" Garfield
- Children: 7
- Education Level: College
- School Attended: Eclectic Institute, Williams College
- Profession: Military, Instructor, President of the Eclectic Institute, Lawyer
- Military Service: Major General
- Public Service
- Dates of Presidency: March 4, 1881 - September 19, 1881
- # of Terms: 1
- Vice President: Chester A. Arthur
- Party: Republican
- House of Representatives: Ohio (1863-1880)
- State Legislature: Ohio (1859-1861)
- Did You Know?
- He entertained friends by writing Latin with one hand and Greek with the other.
- He was the last president born in a log cabin.
- He was considered a great orator.
- On September 19, 1881, after only serving a few months in office, he became the second president to be assassinated.
- Did You Know?
- He entertained friends by writing Latin with one hand and Greek with the other.
- He was the last president born in a log cabin.
- He was considered a great orator.
- On September 19, 1881, after only serving a few months in office, he became the second president to be assassinated.
- Lucretia Garfield was an invalid when her husband was shot during his presidency. She remained at his side for three months while he fought for, and eventually lost, his life.
- His mother, Elizabeth Ballou Garfield, was the first mother of a president to witness her son's inauguration. His first act after inauguration was to kiss her.
- "A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil."
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