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Expand > | President James Abram GarfieldAged: 49.8 years The election of 1880 brought out all of the political shenanigans of which this country is capable. Senator John Sherman of Ohio was the leading candidate but was politically ambushed at an early date. (Sherman was one of the three famous Sherman brothers: He, William Tecumseh of Civil War "fame" and also an Indian fighter, and Father Tom, the Jesuit priest who was well-known for his then irregular and unorthodox views.) A strong competitor of Sherman was Congressman James G. Blaine of Maine. Blaine was long on charisma and short on character. He had made a name and much money in the Grant administration. Into this contest came General Grant.
He was the first president to ask for and to fight for a third term. Grant deadlocked the convention.... Read More | First Lady Lucretia Rudolph| Birth | 04/19/1832 | | | | Educ. | |  | | | | Occup | 1881-1881 | | USA First Lady | | | Death | 03/13/1918 | | | | Grave | | | |
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| 1✟ | | 3 JUL 1860 | 3 DEC 1863 | | OH, Portage Co, Hiram | | | 2+ | | 11 OCT 1863 | 12 DEC 1942 | | OH, Portage Co, Hiram | Belle Hartford Mason | | 3+ | | 17 OCT 1865 | 24 MAR 1950 | | OH, Portage Co, Hiram | Helen Newell | | 4+ | | 16 JAN 1867 | 30 DEC 1947 | | DC, Washington | Joseph Stanley-Brown | | 5+ | | 3 AUG 1870 | 18 JUL 1951 | | OH, Portage Co, Hiram | Susan Emmons | | 6+ | | 21 NOV 1872 | 16 OCT 1958 | | DC, Washington | Sarah Grainger Williams, Helen Grannis Matthews | | 7✟ | | 25 DEC 1874 | 25 OCT 1876 | | OH, Portage Co, Hiram | |
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+ — | Census, , : Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace James A. GARFIELD Self M Male W 50 OHIO U.S. Senator OHIO OHIO Lucretia GARFIELD Wife M Female W 42 OHIO Keeping House OHIO OHIO Harry GARFIELD Son S Male W 16 OHIO Attends School OHIO OHIO James R. GARFIELD Son S Male W 14 OHIO Attends School OHIO OHIO Mary GARFIELD Dau S Female W 12 OHIO Attends School OHIO OHIO Irving M.D. GARFIELD Son S Male W 10 DC Attends School OHIO OHIO Abram GARFIELD Son S Male W 7 DC Attends School OHIO OHIO Mary MCGRAFF Other S Female W 25 IRELAND Servant IRELAND IRELAND Source Information: Census Place E. D. 39 And 40, Washington, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia Family History Library Film 1254122 NA Film Number T9-0122 Page Number 343B
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