If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old. - James A. Garfield

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Engraved portrait of James A. Garfield, facing right

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old.

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About James A. Garfield

James Abram Garfield (19 November 1831 – 19 September 1881) was the 20th president of the United States of America in 1881, and the second U.S. president to be assassinated. His term was the second shortest in U.S. history, after William Henry Harrison's. Holding office from March to September of 1881, President Garfield was in office for a total of just six months and fifteen days. A Republican, he supported civil rights and freedoms for African Americans.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Unknown; part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. (Public domain / CC0)

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Birth Name: James Abram Garfield
Alternative Names: James Garfield J. A. Garfield J. Garfield President Garfield

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