James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot …

Dec 9, 2025 · On July 2, 1881, Pres. James A. Garfield was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau, a mentally unstable lawyer and aspiring politician who believed that he had played a key role …

As the last of the log cabin presidents, James A. Garfield attacked political corruption and won back for the presidency a measure of prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction period.

After being confronted, James Garfield admitted the affair. A confluence of events, Trot’s death, the revealed affair, and Garfield’s war-related bout with malaria – and Lucretia’s nursing of him …

Nov 3, 2025 · Netflix’s Death by Lightning retells the story of James A. Garfield, the 20th U.S. President whose 1881 assassination changed America forever.

5 days ago · James A. Garfield's great-great-grandson welcomes the modern spotlight. He just wishes they didn't have his great-great-grandmother tossing an F-bomb.

James A. Garfield is remembered as one of the four "lost Presidents" who served rather uneventfully after the Civil War. Of the four lost Presidents—Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and …

Jan 20, 2025 · James Garfield was the 20th President of the United States. Before being elected, he was an educator and activist, representing Ohio in the House of Representatives. He …

The last of seven presidents born in a log cabin, Garfield weighed 10 pounds at birth. He was the first president to campaign in two languages -- English and German.

A chronology of key events in the life of James A. Garfield (1831-1881), U.S. president, army officer, lawyer, and educator.