James Abram Garfield

Birth-Death: (1831 - 1881 ) Term: (1881-1881 )

President Garfield was going to hold a conference in Washington in 1882 at which he would speak with all American republics. However, in the summer of 1881, Garfield was shot. He died two months later.

Foreign Events of James Garfield

    James A. Garfield was a former general with a good military record. Since his presidency was cut short by the assassin's bullet, he did not get a chance to practice foreign policy.