Colonel James A. Garfield

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Committee
Military officer
Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Ohio_Republican_Party
gptkbp:birthDate November 19, 1831
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Moreland_Hills,_Ohio
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Lake_View_Cemetery
gptkbp:caseOutcome Died from wounds
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Charles_Guiteau
July 2, 1881
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_Garfield
gptkb:James_Rudolph_Garfield
gptkb:Harry_Augustus_Garfield
gptkb:Edward_Garfield
Irving_McLellan_Garfield
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Military_Affairs_Committee
gptkb:House_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:House_Ways_and_Means_Committee
gptkbp:deathDate September 19, 1881
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Elberon,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:education gptkb:Williams_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel James A. Garfield
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Garfield_County
gptkb:Garfield_High_School
gptkb:Garfield_Memorial
Garfield National Historic Site
Garfield_Park
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Great Commoner
gptkbp:notableWork Education reform
Homestead Act
Civil Service Reform
gptkbp:office 20th President of the United States
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition U.S._Representative_from_Ohio
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkbp:president 1880 United States presidential election
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:religion Disciples of Christ
gptkbp:signature James_A._Garfield's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucretia_Garfield
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:termEnd September 19, 1881
March 3, 1880
gptkbp:termStart March 4, 1881
March 4, 1863