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James A. Garfield

President number
20th
In office
1881
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3 biggest achievements

  1. Served as a Union general and 17 years in the House
  2. Won a patronage fight with the Senate over New York appointments
  3. Began a push for civil service reform
Born in
Ohio

Firsts and onlys

  • One of four presidents assassinated

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    Sources: Wikipedia: List of presidents of the United States by home state; Wikipedia: List of presidents of the United States; Drafted from standard histories. Not yet checked against a cited source.