Name of Wife - James Garfield was married on November 11, 1858 to Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. They had  7 Children - Eliza (1860–1863), Harry (1863–1942), James (1865–1950), Mary (1867–1947), Irvin (1870–1951), Abram (1872–1958), Edward (1874–1876)
Career of James Garfield - Teacher, Lawyer, Politician, Statesman
Member of Ohio State Senate, 1859-61
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1863-80
Elected to United States Senate, 1880
Place of Death - James Garfield died on September 19, 1881, in Elbberon, New Jersey after being shot 11 weeks earlier on July 2 in Washington D.C.
His death was due to blood poisoning and infection caused by doctors who probed Garfield's wound with dirty, unsterilized fingers and instruments whilst attempting to find the location of the bullet
James Garfield was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Next President: President Chester Alan Arthur

Major Events during his presidency

• Garfield is best remembered for his assassination 100 days after he assumed office

• Garfield was assassinated by the insane Charles Julius Guiteau
• Scandal - He was implicated in the Credit Mobilier scandal in which congressmen were accused of turning a blind eye to corruption in the company
• James Garfield advocated hard money policies backed by gold

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President James Garfield

• Description of President James Garfield - Height 6 feet 0 inches

• James Garfield was raised on a poor farm
• James Garfield was a Civil War hero
• Garfield was the poorest man ever to have become President
• James Garfield Age at Inauguration - 49 years old
• James Garfield Age at Death - 49 years old
• Garfield was the first left-handed president
• Garfield died of blood poisoning after being shot by assassin Charles Guiteau on July 2, 1881
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was James Garfield