Political Party: Republican Terms: 1881-1881 (Assassinated)
Era
- Period 6 (1865-1898)
- Gilded Age
Political Policies
- Credit Mobilier Scandal accused Garfield of turning a blind eye to corruption in the Union Pacific Railroad Company
- Star Route Scandal, Garfield had political association
Social Policies
- Supported Southern plantations, rights for African Americans, and education
- Social Gospel Movement
Economic Policies
- Supported high tariffs and laissez-faire