Garfield

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Garfield is best known as the 20th president of the United States, whose term in 1881 was cut short by assassination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
lawyer
military officer
politician
university president
assassinatedBy Charles J. Guiteau
burialPlace Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
Lake View Cemetery
causeOfDeath assassination
gunshot wound complications
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1831-11-19
dateOfDeath 1881-09-19
educatedAt Western Reserve College
surface form: Western Reserve Eclectic Institute

Williams College NERFINISHED
election 1880 United States presidential election
familyName Garfield
fullName James A. Garfield
surface form: James Abram Garfield
givenName James
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
militaryBranch Union Army
notableWork advocacy of civil service reform
numberOfChildren 7
occupation lawyer
politician
soldier
teacher
officeEndTime 1881-09-19
officeStartTime 1881-03-04
placeOfBirth Cuyahoga County
surface form: Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Orange Township, Ohio
placeOfDeath Elberon, New Jersey NERFINISHED
positionHeld 20th President of the United States
Major General in the Union Army
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
President of Hiram College
precededBy Rutherford B. Hayes
reasonForEndOfOffice assassination
religion Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
surface form: Disciples of Christ
residence Mentor, Ohio
runningMate Chester A. Arthur
signatureImage Signature of James A. Garfield.svg
spouse Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
surface form: Lucretia Garfield
stateRepresentedInCongress Ohio
succeededBy Chester A. Arthur

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