James A. Garfield served as President of the United States from March 4, 1881, to September 19, 1881. The Presidency now fell upon Chester Arthur who in his tenure would rise above party politics.

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by Rick Marschall February 17, 2025, 8:44 PM President James A. Garfield by G.F. Gilman in 1881 (Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons) ...

James Garfield, America’s 20th president, similarly met an untimely end while in office. A longtime Democratic representative from Ohio, he was elected in 1880 and inaugurated in March 1881.

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Netflix has unveiled the full cast for Death by Lightning. The upcoming limited series will explore the “epic and stranger-than-fiction” story of the 20th president of the United States, James ...

Object Details Artist Joseph Keppler, 1 Feb 1838 - 19 Feb 1894 Sitter James Gillespie Blaine, 31 Jan 1830 - 27 Jan 1893 William Windom, 10 May 1827 - 29 Jan 1891 James Abram Garfield, 19 Nov 1831 - 19 ...

Nov. 19 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: -- English King Charles I in 1600 -- James Abram Garfield, 20th president of the United States, in 1831 ...

In time he wants to collect “several hundred dollars” (he now has $22) which he intends to turn over to a historical association so that some day James A. Garfield, 20th President of the U.S ...

The Netflix series based on the novel Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard, and explores the “stranger-than-fiction true story” of James Garfield, the 20th president of the U.S. played ...