James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States from March 1881 to his death in September 1881 after being shot two months prior by Charles Guiteau. He put black people including Frederick Douglass in cabinet.
History[]
He was killed by Charles Julius Guiteau.
Trivia[]
- He was one of four US Presidents to be assassinated while in office, the other three being Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy.
- The titular character from the Garfield comic series is named after its creator Jim Davis's grandfather James Garfield Davis, who is ultimately named after James Garfield.
- He was the only known left-handed US President prior to the 20th century.