Presidents of the United States of America
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20 - James A. Garfield
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: November 19, 1831
Birthplace: Log cabin in Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Father: Abram Garfield (1799-1833)
Mother: Eliza Ballou (1801-1888)
Height at Prime: 6 feet tall
Physical Description: Muscular, large head, blue eyes, light brown hair, aquiline nose, bearded
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Wife: Lucretia Rudolph (April 19, 1832 – March 14, 1918)
Marriage Date: November 11, 1858
Marriage Place: Home of the bride’s parents, Hiram, Ohio
Children:
-- Eliza Arabella Garfield (July 3, 1860 – December 3, 1863)
-- Harry Augustus Garfield (October 11, 1863 – December 12, 1942)
-- James Rudolph Garfield (October 17, 1865 – March 24, 1950)
-- Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown (January 16, 1867 – December 30, 1947)
-- Irvin McDowell Garfield (August 3, 1870 – July 18, 1951)
-- Abram Garfield (November 21, 1872 – October 16, 1958)
-- Edward Garfield (December 26, 1874 – October 25, 1876)
Death Date: September 19, 1881
Place of Death: Elberon, New Jersey
Cause of Death: Infection that resulted from the gunshot wound caused by an assassin’s bullet to the back
Final Words: “Oh Swaim, there is a pain here. Oh, Swaim!â€
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Professional Statistics:
Ohio State Senator (1859-1861)
Lieutenant Colonel to Major General in Civil War (1861-1863)
U.S. Representative (1863-1880)
20th President of the United States (1881)
Political Party: Republican
His Vice President: Chester A. Arthur (1881)
Events During Presidency:
Star Route Scandal (1881)
