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What was the state of America before president James A. Garfield was assassinated?
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What US President was assassinated after only four months in office?
James Garfield was the president that was assassinated only after four months in office. It happened on July 2, 1881.
Which president was the second to be assassinated?
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.
What president died before Chester Arthur became president?
Arthur was Vice-President under James Garfield, who was assassinated in 1881.
What president was assassinated in 1961?
James Abram Garfield was the second U.S. President to be assassinated. On July 2, 1881, he was walking through the Sixth Street Station of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad [the current location of the National Gallery of Art]. He was accompanied by sons James and Harry, Secretary of State James G. Blaine, and - ironically - Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln. For the latter was the son of Abraham Lincoln, the first U.S. President to be assassinated. President Garfield was going to catch the train to Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was the scheduled speaker at his alma mater, Williams College. But he never boarded the train. Charles Julius Guiteau, a lawyer whose applications for the U.S. consulship in Paris had been rejected repeatedly, shot him in the arm and then in the spine. The second bullet couldn't be found. The President suffered through infections, fevers, extreme pain, bronchial pneumonia, and blood poisoning before dying on September 19, 1881.
What problems did President James A. Garfield have in his terms of office?
Garfield did not do anything that was noted as bad while President. Of course he was not president very long. Before he was president he was tied to the Credit Mobilier Scandal but no strong evidence of any wrong-doing by him appeared.
What was the position before James A. Garfield becomes the president?
Before James A. Garfield was U. S. President, he was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Ohio.
Was President Garfield killed before McKinley?
Yes he was.
What was James a Garfield's occupation before he was president?
Garfield taught l in high school and college and served a a college president. He studied law and became a lawyer before he ran for office. He served in Congress before he was President.
Who was president before roosevlt was president?
Theodore Roosevelt became President when President William McKinley was assassinated.
Which president was assassinated before Kennedy?
William McKinley, in 1901.
What did James A. Garfield have experience in the gov before becoming president?
He served in the US Congress for nine terms before he was elected President.
How many presidents were before Lincoln?
Lincoln was the first American President to be assassinated.
