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 …

Feb 13, 2025 · James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States (March 4–September 19, 1881). He had the second shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history. When …

Feb 17, 2025 · James Abram Garfield was also a born-again Christian, saved at age 18, and was an elder in his church when elected president.

Congressman Garfield would not “condescend” to African-Americans. Yet as a much younger man, having attended a lecture on slavery, he observed, “The Darkey had some funny …

Oct 29, 2009 · James Garfield (1831-81) was sworn in as the 20th U.S. president in March 1881 and died in September of that same year from an assassin’s bullet, making his tenure in office …

James Garfield was elected as the United States’ 20th President in 1881, after nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. His Presidency was impactful, but cut short after 200 days …

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 …

As the South saw increasing racial tension throughout the 1870s, as housing and job opportunities for Blacks were denied, as well as the right to vote, James Garfield condemned …

James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States, serving for just 200 days before his assassination, and a key advocate for civil rights and education reform. What were the …

Dec 27, 2024 · Biographer C.W. Goodyear discusses the triumphant and tragic life of America’s 20th president. Honorable James A. Garfield photographed circa 1860 to 1865 by Mathew …