none, he got shot
The man who shot Garfield wanted to be appointed to a public office but Garfield did not honor his request.
senator
yes former pres. jamrs garfield proved it .
James Madison
james madison
Garfield was President of the United States for only four months. He was assassinated while in office and died in September of 1881. He was shot by a man named Charles Guiteau in a railroad station.
Thomas Jefferson, farmers
Chester A. Arthur was never elected U.S. President. He was elected U.S. Vice President in 1880 as James A. Garfield's running mate then assumed the presidency when Pres. Garfield died in September 1881. He chose not to campaign for re-election in 1884 due to poor health.
Andrew Jackson was a lawyer before he became president.
2nd Pres. John Adams (1797-1801) 6th Pres. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) 8th Pres. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) 11th Pres. James K. Polk (1845-1849) 14th Pres. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) 15th Pres. James Buchanan (1857-1861) 19th Pres. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) 23rd Pres. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) 27th Pres. William Howard Taft (1909-1913) 31st Pres. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) 39th Pres. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) 41st Pres. George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)
a lawyer
1st Pres: George Washington=>February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799. 2ns Pres: John Adams=>October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826. 3rd Pres: Thomas Jefferson=>April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826. 4th Pres: James Madison=>March 16, 1751 - June 28, 1836. 5th Pres: James Monroe=>April 28, 1758 - July 4, 1831.