Charles J. Guiteau

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Charles J. Guiteau was an American lawyer and disgruntled office seeker best known for assassinating U.S. President James A. Garfield in 1881.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assassin
human
lawyer
allegedMentalCondition insanity (claimed at trial)
causeOfDeath hanging
convictedOf murder of James A. Garfield
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1841-09-08
dateOfCrime 1881-07-02
dateOfDeath 1882-06-30
educatedAt University of Michigan (attended, did not graduate)
employer self-employed
era 19th century
ethnicGroup French American
familyName Guiteau
father Luther W. Guiteau
fullName Charles Julius Guiteau
genre religious writing
givenName Charles
hasPartInBiography delusions of political influence
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
legalStatus found guilty of murder
mannerOfDeath execution
maritalStatus divorced
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
methodOfExecution hanging
movement Stalwart faction of the Republican Party
notableEvent assassination of James A. Garfield
notableFor assassinating U.S. President James A. Garfield in 1881
notableWork The Truth, a Companion to the Bible
occupation assassin
lawyer
writer
participatedIn trial of Charles J. Guiteau
perpetratorOf assassination of James A. Garfield
placeOfBirth Freeport, Illinois NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Potter's Field, Washington, D.C.
placeOfCrime Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C.
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois
New York City
Washington, D.C.
sentence death
sexOrGender male
sibling Frances M. Guiteau
spouse Annie J. Bunn
targetOfCrime James A. Garfield
victimOfCrime capital punishment in the United States

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Garfield
James A. Garfield
assassinatedBy
Charles J. Guiteau ("Charles Julius Guiteau")
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