James A. Garfield (1831-1881) was shot by Charles Guiteau, a frustrated would-be diplomat, on Saturday, July 2, 1881, less than four months after Garfield took office. Garfield died 11 weeks later, on Friday, September 19, 1881. Guiteau thought he deserved an appointment as ambassador to France and when refused ,he made such a nuisance of himself at the White House that eventually he was told not to come back again. He then decided to shoot the President.
The president who was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker was James Garfield. The man who killed him was Charles Guiteau who had wanted a federal appointment .
political office seeker
Yes, there is an Office of the President-Elect, it was authorized by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (after JFK was assassinated).
The 9th President of the United States William Henry Harrison was not assassinated. President Harrison was in office from March 4, 1841 until April 4, 1841 when he died of pneumonia.
He was VP of JFK, and assumed office when JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Tx on 11/22/63.
Kennedy was the youngest person to be elected president. He was also the youngest president to die when he was killed.
James Garfield was assassinated by Charles Gulteau.
James A. Garfield
That describes Charles Guiteau, who shot President James Garfield.
President James Garfield was assassinated by a rejected Federal office seeker
Abraham Lincoln
He was assassinated in office.
political office seeker
Yes, there is an Office of the President-Elect, it was authorized by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (after JFK was assassinated).
Abraham Lincoln--assassinated by a Confederate sympathizer James Garfield--assassinated by a disgruntled office seeker William McKinley--assassinated by an anarchist John F. Kennedy--assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in a still-obscure chain of events
James Garfield was the man.
He was assassinated. Lincoln was assassinated less than 2 months after taking office for his second term. When Lincoln was assassinated, his Vice President, Andrew Johnson became President. In May of 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached; he was the first US President to be impeached. The Senate did not confirm the impeachment, and therefore he was not removed from office. Johnson left the Presidency in disgrace.
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated while in office. None were assassinated -IN- the White House.