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James Abram
Garfield was born on November 19, 1831 in Orange Township which is now
More land, Ohio. Even as a infant, his childhood was
difficult.
His father died when he was only a year old so Garfield
grew up being cared by his mother and an uncle. While he was at
Orange Township, Garfield attended school in Orange City Schools
and from Western Reserve Eclectic Institute which was later re-named
Hiram College. Garfield then transferred to Williams College in
Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he was a brother of the Delta
Uphilson. James Garfield graduated as marvelous student who
enjoyed all subjects, except chemistry. Everybody loved him so
much at
both schools that at the Eclectic Institute, they offered him a job as
a
teacher. While he was a teacher at the Institute, Garfield became so successful that he went on to be the principal of the college. While working, Garfield fell in love with one of his students, Lucretia Rudolph. They were married and had two girls and five boys. Garfield quit his job at the Institute and was enlisted in what he thought was something more practical. So at the beginning of the Civil War, James Abram Garfield was enlisted in the Union Army. He commanded the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but that didn't last. He went back into politics. In 1876 while Garfield was a Republican member of Ohio Legislature. U.S. Democrat of that time, Allen Granberry Thurman's, term had ended. The Ohio Legislature chose Garfield to take his place. That's when people encouraged him to run for president. Garfield won with a seeping victory. But tragedy had to strike. Garfield was assassinated by Charles Julius Guiteau. Doctors tried to find the bullet, but it was too late. James Garfield was pronounced dead on July 2nd 1881. |
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Did You Know?
* He was born into poverty and put himself through college. * He worked as a teacher, carpenter and janitor. * He studied law on his own and became a lawyer at the age of 30. * He was the first left handed president. Learn more about James A. Garfield by visiting the below web sites. Check out President Garfield inauguration address draft from March 4, 1881 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/inaugural-exhibit.html Read a page of President Garfield's diary. March 4, 1873 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pin_mssmisc&fileName=pin/pin2502/pin2502page.db&recNum=0 |
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