Guiteau probably hoped to achieve nothing except the President's death. His anger at not being appointed to a job as council to Paris appears to be his only motivation and he made no effort to eluded arrest.
James A. Garfield
The man who shot Garfield wanted to be appointed to a public office but Garfield did not honor his request.
Garfield's biggest crisis was being shot by an assassin - a wound he eventually died of.
No. Garfield died at Elberon, NJ in a bed where he could see ocean from his window.
He was President up until the time he was shot and killed by an assassin.
Charles Giteau wished to be US Consul in Paris
James Garfield was the second US president to fall victim to an assassin.
No, James A. Garfield is not still alive. He served as the 20th President of the United States and was assassinated in 1881. He died on September 19, 1881, after being shot by an assassin earlier that year.
4 William McKinley, John F. Kennedy, Abe Lincoln, and James A. Garfield
James Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881 but died from an infection on September 19,1881.
James Garfield
James Garfield's nickname for Lucretia Garfield was "Lucy."