President James A. Garfield’s life and Northeast Ohio ties are on display

theportager · January 21, 2026, 10:42am

On March 4, 1881, James A. Garfield was inaugurated as the 20th president of the United States. He’d sought to end the spoils system and promised to address the injustices of slavery, but his time in office was curtailed when he was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau.

Garfield’s 200-day presidency and his life in public service are an often glossed-over...

Robert_Benedict · January 22, 2026, 2:54pm

Thanks for the great article on Garfield. The only omission I see is that you didn’t include a link to the Garfield Trail web site.

I am went to Hiram and have shared this article with a group of alumni friends.

Keep up the great work.