The 20th President of the United States
Name: James Abram Garfield
Number of terms he served: One year
Year he took office: 1881
Birth Date: November 19th, 1831
Age when he took office: 50
State of Birth: Orange, Ohio
Vice President: Chester A. Arthur
What Party was he from: Republican
What was his major contribution while in office:
Garfield was trying to prove to the people that he deserved to be president and he did. In his first week as president his newly appointed postmaster general found criminal actions going on in the post office and instead of covering this up Garfield investigated the matter and solved it.
What did he do after he left office:
Many people didn’t think much of Garfield when he first was elected and it even got to the point where someone shot him. Fortunately he still lived, ten weeks later though he died as an effect of the poor medical knowledge of the age.
Did he have a nickname:
Yes, Preacher President
Was he married:
Yes, Lucretia Rudolph
Did he have children:
Yes, seven