James Garfield
James Abram Garfield
- Born November 19, 1831 in Orange, OH USA
- Died September 19, 1881 in Long Branch, NJ USA
James Garfield was 20th President of the United States.
Garfield's son Jimmy was a baseball fan. Garfield, who was assassinated less than a year after his inauguration, is buried at the same cemetery as Ray Chapman.
John Durham, born in 1881, was named James Garfield Durham.
Preceded by Rutherford Hayes |
United States President 1881 - 1881 |
Succeeded by Chester Arthur |
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