KnowraJames A. GarfieldLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to James A. Garfield, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 7Ulysses S. GrantRelated: Garfield’s later administration inherited the postwar Republican political landscape Grant had shaped.P. T. BarnumRelated: Barnum served in the Connecticut legislature and supported Garfield’s presidential campaign.Pendleton Civil Service Reform ActRelated: His killing helped create political momentum for the civil service legislation enacted two years later.Rutherford B. HayesRelated: Garfield succeeded Hayes and continued the party’s struggle over patronage.James G. BlaineRelated: Garfield appointed Blaine secretary of state in 1881.Chester A. ArthurRelated: Arthur became president upon Garfield’s death, transforming a vice presidency into an unexpected test of leadership.History of OhioRelated: His rise from Ohio politics to the presidency illustrates the state’s nineteenth-century political prominence.