James A Garfield
/ˌdʒeɪmz eɪ ˈɡɑːfiːld/
/ˌdʒeɪmz eɪ ˈɡɑːrfiːld/
- James Abram Garfield (1831-81) the 20th US President, and a member of the Republican Party. He had been a US Army general in the Civil War. Four months after becoming President he was shot by a disappointed person who had wanted a government job.