James Abram Garfield20th President of the United States,
March 4-September 19, 1881
Nobody knows what kind of President Garfield would have been, because he was assassinated only a few months after taking office. Garfield spent most of his short time in office filling government jobs with his political supporters.
| Election of 1880 | ||
| Candidate James
Abram Garfield |
Popular Vote 4,453,295 |
Electoral Vote 214 |
| His Vice-President and Cabinet | |
| Vice-President | Chester Alan Arthur |
| Secretary of State | James G. Blaine |
| Secretary of the Treasury | William Windom |
| Secretary of War | Robert Todd Lincoln |
| Attorney General | I. Wayne MacVeagh |
| Postmaster General | Thomas L. James |
| Secretary of the Navy | William H. Hunt |
| Secretary of the Interior | Samuel J. Kirkwood |
| U.S. Events During His Administration | |
| Population in 1881 51,500,000 | |
| 1881 | Railroads reached Texas. |
| 1881 | The American Red Cross was organized by Clara Barton. |
| July 2, 1881 | Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, a disappointed office seeker. |
| World Events During His Administration | |
| 1881 | Terrorists assassinated Alexander II of Russia. |
| 1881 | The French established a protectorate over Tunis. |
The American President. www.americanpresident.org/history/jamesgarfield/
Internet Public Library--Presidents of the United States. www.ipl.org/div/potus/jagarfield.html
The White House. www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jg20.html
James A. Garfield: His Life and Career
Texas
Clara Barton