16 doctors rushed to his aid.
There were 38 states when Garfield was President.
he had 6 funerals
None, actually. Arthur was originally Vice-President under James Garfield. Garfield was assassinated, and Arthur became President.
200 days
He was President for only 6 months.
Zero. Garfield took office in March of 1881, was shot in July, and died in September.
He replaced many of the political-machine-appointed officials.
Four United States presidents have been assassinated. Their names are Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy.
President James Abram Garfield actually was in office barely four months when he was shot in the back by anarchist Guiteau on July 12, 1881. Garfield died after a long struggle on September 19, 1881.
The US had three presidents that year. James Garfield replaced Hayes on March 4. Garfield was shot and then died on September 19 and Chester Arthur became president.
He had been a US Congressman for many years. He also had a distinguished record as a major general in the Civil War. He served as chair of the Ohio delegation at the nominating convention of 1880. After the convention became deadlocked ,somebody suggested Garfield. The bandwagon grew and Garfield was nominated. He became the only sitting Congressman to be elected President .
Four: Lincoln, Garfield, McKinnley, Kennedy