James A. Garfield Quick Facts

20th president of the United States

Birth	November 19, 1831
Death	September 19, 1881
Home State	Ohio
Party	Republican
Term In Office	March 4, 1881-September 19, 1881
Vice President	Chester Alan Arthur
Significant Acts	Supported the investigation of a postal scandal involving unlawful payments for U.S. mail services.
	Strengthened federal authority over the New York Customhouse, the chief point of entry for foreign goods.
Career	1861-1863 Fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War.
	1863 Achieved rank of major general of volunteers.
	1863-1880 Represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives.
	March 4, 1881-September 19, 1881 President of the United States.
Did You Know	Garfield could write Greek with one hand while writing Latin with the other.
	James Garfield was the second president to be assassinated.
	Garfield often spoke German with German-Americans he met during his campaign for president.

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