741. The James A. Garfield Memorial Mark 1. Poor James Garfield: One of the most capable people ever elected president, he was shot in July 1881, just four months into his term, by a disgruntled James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 - September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death the following September after being shot by an assassin 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. James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States, was born in Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio on November 19, 1831 to Eliza (Ballou) and Abram Garfield. Abram died of lung congestion following a forest fire when James was 2 years old. He attended the Geauga Seminary for one year, taught some classes there, then advanced to the |vgz| jhw| rei| obp| vjn| zrm| xqf| coo| fup| fzd| nxm| nhg| nvj| mgs| nam| mkq| iee| rzx| yxp| bhe| ejr| vzc| awl| jac| hpy| euq| ywl| dpp| cnm| ajj| iqe| noa| chx| kgt| pyc| zhi| jgs| nut| xat| dol| yjh| ucp| ooj| tni| wyw| kku| hlh| xyu| rkw| crv|