the assassination of President Garfield
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:action |
wrote_a_speech_for_Garfield
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
national_mourning_period
introduction_of_the_Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act |
| gptkbp:applicationDate |
June 30, 1882
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| gptkbp:canEstablish |
occurred_at_the_Baltimore_and_Potomac_Railroad_Station
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| gptkbp:clinicalTrials |
surgery
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
shock and outrage
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| gptkbp:consequences |
prompted discussions on political violence
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| gptkbp:convictedOf |
highly publicized
guilty of murder |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Charles_J._Guiteau
Guiteau_was_found_guilty |
| gptkbp:dateOfDeath |
September 19, 1881
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| gptkbp:death |
held_in_Cleveland,_Ohio
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 3 months
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
James_A._Garfield's_presidency
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| gptkbp:enemy |
insanity plea
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| gptkbp:hasLegalStatus |
delusional
rejected by the jury |
| gptkbp:healthcare |
in good health
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
examined in many books and articles
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Gilded Age America
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
disappointed office seeker
born_in_Illinois |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the assassination of President Garfield
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| gptkbp:impact |
Civil Service Reform
increased focus on mental health issues highlighted issues of mental health and gun control led to increased security measures for presidents |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
political reasons
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:James_A._Garfield
gptkb:Charles_J._Guiteau |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
conducted during trial
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Judge_Walter_Jones
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| gptkbp:legacy |
considered a martyr for civil service reform
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| gptkbp:legalEvent |
gptkb:William_M._Evarts
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
District of Columbia |
| gptkbp:occursIn |
July 2, 1881
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| gptkbp:operates_in |
hanging
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| gptkbp:outcome |
sentenced to death
significant for legal precedents |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Republican_Party
served_as_a_U.S._Representative_before_presidency |
| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
Chester_A._Arthur_became_president |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Garfield's_death
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| gptkbp:significance |
first assassination of a sitting U.S. president in the 19th century
first major trial involving a presidential assassination. led_to_changes_in_U.S._presidential_security |
| gptkbp:technique |
gunshot
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| gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn |
'I am going to the gallows.'
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