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James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States and served from March 4, 1881 to September 19, 1881.

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When did Garfield die?

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Garfield died at 10:35 pm on September 19, 1881at Elberon, New Jersey , from an infection after having been shot on July 2, 1881 at Baltimore and Potomac railroad depot, by Charles Guiteau, a lawyer who's application to be the U. S. ambassador to France was denied.

What was the motif for the assassination of James Garfield?

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James A. Garfield was shot in Washington, D.C. on July 2nd, 1881 at 9:30am. His assassin was Charles J. Guiteau who believed that an essay he had written was responsible for Garfield's victory. Guiteau demanded a diplomatic post for his services, but was denied the position. Garfield then set out to kill the ungrateful president. Garfield died eleven weeks later from the wound on September 19th, 1881, less than four months after taking office as the 20th President of the United States. Garfield became the 2nd president to be assassinated.

When was Charles J. Guiteau born?

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James Garfield was shot and eventually died from the bullets of the lawyer,

How fat was James A Garfield?

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He weighed 185 and stood 6 feet tall. He was solidly built.

How many siblings did James Garfield have?

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James A Garfield and his wife Lucretia Rudolph Garfield had seven children- 5 sons and 2 daughters:

  • Eliza Arabella Garfield ( July 3, 1860- Dec. 3, 1863)
  • Harry Augustus (Oct, 11, 1863- Dec. 12, 1942 )
  • James Rudolph (Oct 17, 1865- March 24, 1950 )
  • Mary "Mollie" Garfield Stanley-Brown ( Jan. 15, 1867- Dec. 30, 1947 )
  • Irvin McDowell ( Aug. 3, 1870- July 18, 1951)
  • Abram (Nov. 21,1872- Oct, 16, 1958 )
  • Edward (Dec. 25, 1874- Oct. 25, 1876 )
Ages when died:

Edward (2 years old when died), Eliza (3), Harry (79), Mary (80), Irvin (81), Abram (83), James (85)

If X-ray had existed James A. Garfield may have lived?

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Probably not. What killed Garfield was the ineptitude of his doctors who refused to believe that germs existed and rejected Joseph Lister's advocacy of sterilization. This is especially the case since the doctor who appointed himself the head of Garfield's medical team, D.W. Bliss, explicited rejected Dr. Lister's methodology as a bunch of hokum.

The first doctors who treated Garfield on site at the Baltimore-Potomac train station laid him down on the dirty station floor and poked around in his wound with unwashed hands, likely causing from the get-go the infection that ultimately killed him. Not only did they not make sure their hands were clean, they subsquently repeatedly used unsterilized instruments to poke inside his wound.

Moreover, the bullet in Garfield's body was not in a fatal position, lodged as it was in some fatty tissue behind his pancreas. He would likely have been able to survive with the bullet in his body.

Having an x-ray and knowing where the bullet was lodged in his body might have prevented the doctors from probing his open wounds more than they did, but it would probably not have prevented his death via infection.

What type of gun did Charles guiteau use to kill president James Garfield?

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The gun was an ivory-handled .44 Webley British Bulldog revolver.

What was James Garfield's middle name?

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James Garfield's middle name is Abram; James AbramGarfield is his full name.

Where is James A. Garfield's home town?

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Garfield spent his boyhood in Orange Township of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland. His adult estate called Lawnfield, open for visitors, is located at Mentor, Ohio.

Can Garfield talk?

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Garfield can talk.

What was James Garfield famous action?

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How much is James Garfield one dollar coin?

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If it's golden in color and has the Statue of Liberty on the back, it's a 2011 presidential dollar, worth one dollar.

What were three issues during James A Garfield's presidency?

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Garfield's biggest crisis was being shot by an assassin - a wound he eventually died of.

What campaign promises did James A. Garfield Make?

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James A. Garfield had one main campaign promise that he made. This promise was to never allow slavery within the United States to take place ever again.

What happened to Charles J Guiteau?

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He was tried for killing Garfield, convicted and executed by hanging. The defense claimed insanity. The trial lasted two months and the courtroom was packed most days. Seen the related links for more details about the assassination and the trial.

The assassination of president Garfield in 1881 by a person who has been denied a government job helped spur the?

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Civil service- the idea of filling government jobs via competitive examination rather than by political appointments was spurred by Garfield's assassination.

Where was James Garfields state of origin?

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President Garfield was born in Ohio.