James. A. Garfield By jellison Nov 19, 1831 Birth Mar 22, 1848 Worked on a canal boat Mar 22, 1849 Attended Geauga Seminary and Western Reserve Eclectic Institute Mar 22, 1854 Attended Williams College Nov 11, 1858 Married Lucretia Rudolph Mar 22, 1859 Elected to Ohio state senate Mar 22, 1861 Admitted to Ohio bar (lawyer) Mar 22, 1861 Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War; promoted to colonel, brigadier genearl, then major general Mar 22, 1863 Served in the U.S. House of Representatives Nov 5, 1880 Elected to the U.S. Senate and as 20th President of the United States Jul 2, 1881 Shot by Charles Julius Guiteau, a disappointed office seeker. Sep 19, 1881 Died in Elberon, New Jersey and was buried in Lakeview Cemetary in Cleveland, Ohio.
