James Garfield is best known as the 20th president of the United States. He was assassinated after only a few months in office.

• James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death by assassination six and a half months later. He was the first sitting member of Congress to be elected to the presidency, and remains the only sitting House member to gain the White House.
• Born: November 19, 1831, Moreland Hills, OH
• Full name: James Abram Garfield
• Assassinated: September 19, 1881, Elberon, Long Branch, NJ
• Years of service: 1861 to1863
• Presidential term: March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
• Buried: Lake View Cemetery, OH
• First president to be elected to the presidency directly from the House of Representatives.
• First president to be left-handed or ambidextrous.
• First president to die before reaching the age of 50.
• First president to have served as a university president.
• First president to be wounded in the American Civil War.