James Abram Garfield, born November 19, 1831, near Orange Township, Ohio, and died September 19, 1881, served as the twentieth President of the United States for only about six months in 1881. On July 2, 1881, he was shot at a Washington, D.C. railway station by Charles Guiteau, a disappointed office seeker, and lingered for 79 days, weakened by infection introduced during his medical treatment, before dying in September. His assassination and prolonged death helped spur passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act under his successor, Chester A. Arthur, reducing the patronage-based hiring system that had motivated his killer.
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James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July.
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1831-11-19
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November 19, 1831
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1881-09-19
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September 19, 1881
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On July 2, 1881, he was shot at a Washington, D.C. railway station by Charles Guiteau, a disappointed office seeker, and lingered for 79 days, weakened by infection introduced during his medical treatment, before dying in September.
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James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831, September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July.
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Inauguration Date March 4, 1881 Date Ended September 19, 1881
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Garfield is best remembered for his dramatic assassination a mere 100 days after he assumed office.
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