James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States.
He was born in Orange Ohio, which is now called Morland Hills Ohio, on November 19th 1831. He attended Eclectic Institute ( now called Hiram (Ohio) College) for three years and went to Williamson (Mass) College where he graduated in 1856. He became a preacher for Circle Christian Church, but only stayed there for a year before he became an professor and later the president of the Eclectic Institute.
He married Lucretia Rudolph, and together they had 7 children. He entered the army and was promoted to Major General before resigning to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1862. While he was at the House of Representatives he was involved in the Credit Mobilier of America scandal. He won the race for the presidency against Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield's presidency lasted only 200 days because he assassinated by a disappointed office-seeker.
The most notable thing he did was to to stand up the Stalwarts and appoint his own man to the prize plum of collector of the port of New York. The losing battle ended the power of Senator Roscoe Conkling and paved the way to civil service reform. No doubt you know he was shot four months after he took office, so he had quite limited opportunities as president.
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James Garfield's nickname for Lucretia Garfield was "Lucy."
Yes, if a son is given all the same names that his father has, and his father is not already a 2nd or 3rd, then the son may be called 2nd, or Junior. If the father is James Allen Garfield, and the son is named James Allen Garfield, then the son can be called either James Allen Garfield II, or James Allen Garfield, Jr. If the father is James Allen Garfield III, then the son is James Allen Garfield IV. If James Allen Garfield I and James Allen Garfield II are no longer living, then James Allen Garfield III could call himself James Allen Garfield, Sr., and his son James Allen Garfield, Jr.
James Garfield was 49 when he was elected
World War One. He fought in that war, too.
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James Garfield's nickname for Lucretia Garfield was "Lucy."
James Garfield had 7 children
No, James Garfield is not single.
The "A" in James A Garfield stands for Abram.
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No, James Garfield was assassinated.
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James Garfield was elected in 1880, 15 years after the Civil War ended. He was a major general in the Civil War and his military recorded helped him get elected.