President Garfield was shot. One bullet got lodged in his back, leading to his eventual death.
No, James Garfield was assassinated.
James Garfield was the president who worked to limit the spoils system and was later assassinated.
James Garfield was the president who worked to limit the spoils system and was later assassinated.
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Chester A. Arthur
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated while in office. None were assassinated -IN- the White House.
Yes, James A. Garfield was assassinated while he was in office.
No. Abraham Lincoln was.
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The next U.S. President to be assassinated was James Garfield in 1881.
No, James Garfield was. Abraham Lincoln was the first; James Garfield was the second; William McKinley was the third; and John F. Kennedy was the fourth.
President James Garfield was assassinated in 1881 by Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield was shot twice at a railway station in Washington D.C. and died from his wounds several months later.