garfield

• Nome próprio referente ao 20º presidente dos Estados Unidos, James A. Garfield, que governou em 1881 e foi assassinado por um pretendente a cargo insatisfeito. Também pode se referir ao personagem de quadrinhos Garfield, o gato.

A proper noun referring to the 20th President of the United States, James A. Garfield, who served in 1881 and was assassinated by a disgruntled office-seeker.

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   James Abram Garfield served as the 20th president of the United States from March to September 1881, when he was assassinated by a disgruntled office seeker.

   20º presidente dos Estados Unidos

   • Garfield was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives to be elected president.
   • His assassination led to the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
   • Historians often rank Garfield as a promising leader whose term was tragically cut short.