James Garfield was the president who worked to limit the spoils system and was later assassinated.
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James Garfield was the president who worked to limit the spoils system and was later assassinated.
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He was appointed Collector of the Port of New York by Grant and served until Hayes became President. He left office after a dispute with Hayes and joined a law firm in New York where he worked until he ran for vice-president. He then became President upon Garfield's death.