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.
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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 .
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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.
Abraham Lincoln. He was assassinated in April 1865.