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James A. Garfield

1831 - 1881

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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 two months earlier. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before his candidacy for the presidency, he had been elected to the U.S. Senate by the Ohio General Assembly—a position he declined when he became president-elect. Garfield was born into poverty in a log cabin and grew up in northeastern Ohio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James A. Garfield is the 1,121st most popular politician (down from 937th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from United States (down from 268th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Politician.

James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States. He was a Republican and served from March 4, 1881, until his death by assassination on September 19, 1881. He was the second of four presidents to be assassinated.

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Among politicians, James A. Garfield ranks 1,121 out of 19,576. Before him are U Thant, Philip II, Kim Young-sam, Alfredo Stroessner, Tullus Hostilius, and Nikephoros I. After him are Napoléon Louis Bonaparte, Joachim Gauck, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Guangxu Emperor, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, and Tiu.

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Among people born in 1831, James A. Garfield ranks 6. Before him are James Clerk Maxwell, John Stith Pemberton, Frederick III, German Emperor, Helena Blavatsky, and Sitting Bull. After him are Emperor Kōmei, Richard Dedekind, Xianfeng Emperor, Savitribai Phule, Leo von Caprivi, and Lucy Webb Hayes. Among people deceased in 1881, James A. Garfield ranks 5. Before him are Fyodor Dostoevsky, Alexander II of Russia, Modest Mussorgsky, and Billy the Kid. After him are Benjamin Disraeli, Lewis H. Morgan, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Thomas Carlyle, Jenny von Westphalen, and Henri Vieuxtemps.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James A. Garfield ranks 356 out of 20,380. Before him are Buzz Aldrin (1930), Ernest Lawrence (1901), Maria Branyas (1907), Leonard Bernstein (1918), Quentin Tarantino (1963), and John B. Watson (1878). After him are Demi Moore (1962), Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856), John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960), Susan Sarandon (1946), Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904), and Rita Hayworth (1918).

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Among politicians born in United States, James A. Garfield ranks 57. Before him are Benjamin Harrison (1833), Edith Roosevelt (1861), Andrew Johnson (1808), Henry Clay (1777), Zachary Taylor (1784), and Allen Dulles (1893). After him are Bernie Sanders (1941), William Howard Taft (1857), Warren G. Harding (1865), Franklin Pierce (1804), Sarah Palin (1964), and William Henry Harrison (1773).

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