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President Garfield

noun

20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881). Synonyms: Garfield, James A. Garfield, James Abraham Garfield, James Garfield.

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... PRESIDENT GARFIELD.—July 2, 1881, at 9:25 A.M., as President Garfield was entering the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad depot at Washington, preparatory to taking the cars for a two weeks' jaunt in New England, he was fired upon and severely wounded by Charles Jules Guitean, a native of Illinois, ...

— Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 • Barkham Burroughs

... each day in the newspapers the "distinguished arrivals" at the New York hotels; and when any one with whom he had corresponded arrived, Edward would, after business hours, go up-town, pay his respects, and thank him in person for his letters. No person was too high for Edward's boyish approach; President Garfield, General Grant, General Sherman, President Hayes—all were called upon, and all received the boy graciously and were interested in the problem of his self-education. It was a veritable case of making friends on every hand; friends who were to be of the greatest help and value to the boy in his ...

— The Americanization of Edward Bok - The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After • Edward William Bok (1863-1930)

... of the treasury by President Garfield, and again to the same position by President Harrison. He died ...

— The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier • Charles E. Flandrau

Words linked to "President Garfield" : Garfield, United States President, President of the United States, James A. Garfield, Chief Executive, president, James Abraham Garfield, James Garfield