who killed president james a garfield
Assassination of James A. Garfield. James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated at 9:30 am on July 2, 1881, less than four months into Garfield's term as President. He was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., and died in Elberon, New Jersey on September 19, 1881.