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President James A. Garfield
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/President_James_A._Garfield
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:Williams_College
gptkbp:birthDate
1831-11-19
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Moreland_Hills,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath
gptkb:murder
gptkbp:children
gptkb:Mary_Garfield
gptkb:Abram_Garfield
gptkb:Edward_Garfield
gptkb:Harry_Augustus_Garfield
gptkb:Irvin_Garfield
gptkb:James_Rudolph_Garfield
gptkbp:congressionalTermStart
1863
gptkbp:deathDate
1881-09-19
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Elberon,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:father
gptkb:Abram_Garfield
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:James_Abram_Garfield
gptkbp:height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
President James A. Garfield
gptkbp:killedBy
gptkb:Charles_J._Guiteau
gptkbp:knownFor
advocacy for civil rights
reform of the Post Office Department
support for African American suffrage
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank
Major General
gptkbp:mother
gptkb:Eliza_Ballou_Garfield
gptkbp:notableEvent
second U.S. president to be assassinated
served the second shortest presidency in U.S. history
only sitting member of the House of Representatives to be elected president
advocated civil service reform
fought in the American Civil War
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:teacher
politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryService
gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives,_Ohio's_19th_district
gptkbp:party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:portrait
James_A_Garfield_1870s.jpg
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkbp:presidentialOrder
20
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Disciples_of_Christ
gptkbp:restingPlace
gptkb:Lake_View_Cemetery,_Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:signature
James_A_Garfield_Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Lucretia_Garfield
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:termEnd
1880
1881-09-19
gptkbp:termStart
1881-03-04
gptkbp:vicePresident
gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:John_Singleton_Mosby
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5