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James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States (1881) and the second U.S. President to be assassinated (Abraham Lincoln was the first). His term was the second shortest in U.S. history, after William Henry Harrison's. Holding office from March to September of 1881, President Garfield was in office for a total of just six months and fifteen days.
Early life
Garfield was born in Orange Township, now Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland to Abram Garfield and Eliza Ballou. He was named for his older brother James Ballou Garfield, who died in infancy, and his father, who died in 1833, when James Abram was 18 months old. He grew up cared for by his mother and an uncle.
In Orange Township, Garfield attended school, a predecessor of the the Orange City Schools. From 1851 to 1854, he attended the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (later named Hiram College) in Hiram, Ohio. He then transferred to Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he was a brother of Delta Upsilon. He graduated in 1856 as an outstanding student who enjoyed all subjects except chemistry. He then taught at the Eclectic Institute. He was an instructor in classical languages for the 1856-1857 academic year, and was made principal of the Institute from 1857 to 1860.
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All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
vanand98 (Maynard) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:40:22 -0000
All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
FlyingLesson (Blog Filter) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:50:06 -0000
All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
RT @adamkappel: All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
Mat_Fitzpatrick (Matt Fitzpatrick) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:02:50 -0000
RT @adamkappel: All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
vanand98 (Maynard) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:03:18 -0000
All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. -James Abram Garfield #quote
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ARTWORKFORSALE (Charlene Mcpherson) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:28:43 -0000
James Abram Garfield: Graduated Williams College (1856)
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