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He is the only president to be inaugurated in office. He took office July 2, 1881.
Chester A. Arthur was the Veep and became president after Garfield died.
Yes, James A. Garfield was assassinated while he was in office.
Garfield was shot and died while he was still the President.
No, Garfield the cat was not named after President Garfield. The comic strip character Garfield was created by Jim Davis in 1978, while President James A. Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States from 1881 until his assassination later that year. There is no direct connection between the two.
Vice President Arthur refused to assume the Presidency while President Garfield was still alive, so Garfield was officially the President until his death on September 19, 1881.
James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States.
There is a cartoon cat named Garfield and James Garfield was the 20th US president. Therefore, Garfield is the answer.
There were 38 states when Garfield was President.
Accomplishment: Civil service reforms
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy.
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated while in office. None were assassinated -IN- the White House.