James A. Garfield, born 1831, died 1881, was an attorney, Minister, educator, soldier and public official. He experienced a dramatic conversion to Christianity in his youth while working on the Ohio canal and was later licensed as a minister in the Christian Church. He studied at the Geauga Seminary in Ohio (1849); graduated from Williams College (1856); was a Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature in Hiram College, Ohio (1856); President of Hiram College (1857 - 1861). He became a US Senator in 1859 and was admited to the bar in 1860. He joined the Union army during the Civil War as Lietenant-Colonel in 1861. He won a victory at Middle Creek and gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1862. He was promoted to Major General in 1863, then resigned. He was elected to the US House of Representatives, serving between 1863-1880. He was elected the 20th President of the United States in 1880. While enroute for a northern trip in 1881, he was shot by an assassin at the Washington railroad station and died 81 days later. Source (page 390, Original Intent - The Courts, the Constitution, & Religion by David Barton)
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