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Original signature of James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States

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NationalBookAuctions's items8 of 13Limited Edition Sterling Silver 1973 INAUGURAL PLATE Stone Ornaments Used by Indians in the United States and Canada
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    This material includes a piece of paper (5 1/2" by 8") bearing an original signature of James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States. James Abram Garfield (1831 - 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his death on September 19, 1881, a brief 200 days in office. Garfield was born in Moreland Hills, Ohio and graduated from Williams College, Massachusetts in 1856. He married Lucretia Rudolph in 1858. In 1860, he was admitted to the Bar while serving as an Ohio State Senator (1859-1861). Garfield served as a major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and fought at the Battle of Shiloh. He entered congress as a Republican in 1863, opposing slavery and secession. Following compromises with Ulysses S. Grant, James G. Blaine and John Sherman, Garfield became the Republican party nominee for the 1880 Presidential Election and successfully defeated Democrat Winfield Hancock.

    In his inaugural address, Garfield outlined a desire for Civil Service Reform which was eventually passed by his successor Chester A. Arthur in 1883 as the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. Garfield's presidency was cut short after he was shot by Charles J. Guiteau while entering a railroad station in Washington D.C. on July 2, 1881. He was the second United States President to be assassinated. Following his death, Garfield was succeeded by Vice-President Chester A. Arthur. Garfield was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives to have been elected President.Garfield's signature, "James A. Garfield / Ohio," remains legible and clean. In another hand, under Garfield's signature, appears: "President U.S.A. / 1881 for 6 1/2 mos. / assassinated."

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