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He was shot by Charles J. Guiteau on 2 July 1881 and died on 19 September 1881.
The 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield was assassinated. President Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881, and died 2 months later on September 19, 1881. His Vice President, Chester A. Arthur, became President
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BlakeThe 20th President of the United States was James A. Garfield from March 4, 1881 to September 19, 1881. President Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881 and died two months later on September 19, 1881 while in office.
After he was shot on July 2, 1881, he survived until September 19, 1881, becoming increasingly ill. On September 6, 1881, he was moved to a beach house in Long Branch, NJ on the Atlantic coast, living in the Franklyn cottage there, attended by several physicians.
He died of a heart attack brought on by several conditions including a ruptured aneurysm, bronchial pneumonia, and blood poisoning. The bullet that killed him was only found when an autopsy was performed.
The American president James Garfield was shot in 1881 by the assassin Ch. Guiteau.
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Who was the second presidnet to die in office?
Zachary Taylor was the second President to die in office(in 1850) ; W. H. Harrison was the firs
What man became President when James Garfield died in office?
Chester A. Arthur
Who was the first American President to die in office?
John F. Kennedy was the 8th president to die in office. Of the eight presidents who died in office four were assassinated and four died of natural causes.
Who was James A. Garfield's vice president?
Garfield's Vice President was Chester Alan Arthur. He became the president after Garfield died from an assassin's bullet.Chester Alan Arthur was the 20th Vice President in 1881 from March 4 to September 19. He served as the 21st President until 1885 March 4.
What encouraged president Arthur to pursue civil service reform?
One factor was the fact that President Garfield was shot by a crazed office seeker who thought he was owed a government job due to his support for Garfield in the election.
