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President Garfield was at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington DC (since demolished) as he was due to travel to his alma mater, Williams College and deliver an address.
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Which president was shot at the Washington railroad station?
James Garfield was shot at a Washington railroad in 1881. He got infection from the wound and died from it.
What president died from shooting at a railroad station?
James Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac station in Washington and died as a result of infection in the wounds.
Reform-minded president shot in train station?
James Garfield was shot in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad station in Washington, DC on July 2, 1881 at 9:30. The president was hit twice and died 80 days later from an infection in the wound. He was on his way to visit his wife who had malaria and went to New Jersey to try to recover. Charles Guiteau was the gunman. He thought that Garfield owed him an appointment to an ambassadorship.
How was Garfield killed?
He was shot by Charles J. Guiteau with a pistol at a railroad station in Washington.
Who was involved in Crédit Mobilier?
Union Pacific Railroad in 1864, vice president Shuyler Colfax, and congressman James Garfield involved in Credit Mobilier.
How long was Garfield pres for?
Garfield was President of the United States for only four months. He was assassinated while in office and died in September of 1881. He was shot by a man named Charles Guiteau in a railroad station.
Who was the 20th president of US?
James Garfield
What was James Garfield's nickname for Lucretia Garfield?
James Garfield's nickname for Lucretia Garfield was "Lucy."
Does James Garfield have children?
James Garfield had 7 children
Is James Garfield single?
No, James Garfield is not single.
What is the a in James A Garfield?
The "A" in James A Garfield stands for Abram.
Who was assassinated in 1881?
President James Garfield was assassinated in 1881 by Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield was shot twice at a railway station in Washington D.C. and died from his wounds several months later.
