james garfield

As the last of the Log Cabin Presidents - James A. Garfield
attacked Political Corruption - and won back for the Presidency
a measure of Prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction Period.

This is what we are told in the first paragraph in the Essay about
President James A. Garfield - in the Book by Frank Freidel and
Hugh Sidey - THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -
The White House Historical Association in association with
Scala Publishers.

And this Book also tells us that James Garfield - An Exclusive
Member of The Club Of Presidents SHOT TO DEATH WITH A HANDGUN
- was only President of the United States for six months -
before he died - on September 19th, 1881.

So James Garfield's Legacy is not so much what he did as President -
but what he was as a Man.

In Joseph Nathan Kane's FACTS ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS - From Washington
To Johnson - we learn that James Garfield was born on November 19th,
1831 - in Orange, Ohio - and he was a Teacher by Occupation.

~James Garfield was the first President whose Mother was at his
Inauguration

~he was the second President who was survived by his Mother

~he was the first President to review an Inaugural Parade from a
stand in front of the White House

~James Garfield was a Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature,
Hiram College, Hiram,Ohio

~from 1857-1861 James Garfield was president of Eclectic Institute
of Hiram College where he taught Latin, Greek, History, Mathematics,
Philosophy, English Literature and English Rhetoric

Now what we are looking at here - folks - IS THAT ALTHOUGH
JAMES GARFIELD DID NOT LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO REALLY MAKE HIS
MARK IN HISTORY AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES -

this I do know.

HE WAS SHARP.

How do I know that?

I know that because I read once that James Garfield could -
amd often did at Dinner Parties - Write In Greek With One Hand
And Latin With The Other - AT THE SAME TIME.

and well - That's Good Enough For Me.


James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States.

He died in Elberon, New Jersey - and was buried at Lake View Cemetery,
Cleveland, Ohio.