The assassnation was on 2 July 1881 but he did not die until 19 September 1881.
President Garfield was assassinated on July 2 1881, badly wounded he died 80 days later.
Garfield's assassination came first. The Pendleton Act was largely a response to the assassination .
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Patronage.
Patronage.
President Garfield.
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.
The assassination of James Garfield
James Garfield
No- he was never VP. He was an 8-term congressman when he was nominated for president.
He became the 21st President of the United States.
James Garfield was the second US president to fall victim to an assassin.