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  James Garfield - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
Garfield was reelected for eight successive terms to the same office.
Garfield supported the Radicals' proposed punitive measures, including seizure of the property of those who had served the Confederacy.
Garfield supported Rutherford B. Hayes in the bitterly fought presidential campaign of 1876, which, because of disputed elections in several Southern states, resulted in a deadlock.
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  James A. Garfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garfield became increasingly ill over a period of several weeks due to infection which caused his heart to weaken and died 80 days after he was shot, of a massive heart attack or a ruptured aortic aneurism, following blood poisoning and bronchial pneumonia at 10:35 p.m.
Of the 256 proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem in the "Pythagorean Proposition" by Elisha Scott Loomis, one is attributed to Garfield.
Garfield was also a minister for the Church of Christ and is the only member of the Church of Christ to serve as President.
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 American President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Garfield was a loyal Unionist who built a reputation as a Civil War hero that earned him a seat in the House of Representatives without ever having campaigned.
Garfield, head of the Ohio delegation and chairman of the Convention Rules Committee, backed Treasury Secretary John Sherman of Ohio, a veteran of both the House and the Senate.
Garfield was able to put his financial expertise, which was acquired through his congressional committee experience, to work by recalling government bonds that were paying 6 percent interest.
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 James Garfield
The twentieth president of the United States, James A. Garfield was born on the 19th of November 1831 in a log cabin in the little frontier town of Orange, Cuyahoga county, Ohio.
In 1876 Garfield for the eighth time was chosen to represent his district; and afterwards as one of the two representatives of the Republicans in the House, he was a member of the Electoral Commission which decided the dispute regarding the presidential election of 1876.
His son, Harry Augustus Garfield graduated at Williams College in 1885, practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio in 1888-1903, was professor of politics at Princeton University in 1903-08, and in 1908 became president of Williams College.
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 SparkNotes: James Garfield: Section nine: The Gentleman from Ohio
Garfield's name slowly entered the picture, and by the thirty-sixth ballot, he won the nomination with 399 votes.
Garfield spent much of his time behind the scenes wooing the Republican delegation from New York, without whose support the state would easily go to the Democrats.
Garfield won primarily thanks to the larger Northern states and their large blocks of electoral votes.
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James Abram Garfield was born November 19th, 1831, at Orange, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, descending from Welsh and Huguenot ancestry.
Garfield distinguished himself as chairman of the committee on appropriations, and he established himself as an expert on the budget.
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 James Garfield (1831-1881)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Garfield was able to put his financial expertise, which was acquired through his congressional committee experience, to work by recalling government bonds that were paying 6 percent interest.
James A. Garfield's foreign policy activities were limited to filling vacant diplomatic positions, most notably his appointments of writer James Russell Lowell as U.S. minister to England and Lew Wallace, a former Union general and popular writer, to the post in Turkey.
During Garfield's short term in office, Secretary of State Blaine was so involved with patronage matters that he had little time to deal with Latin American affairs, the Chinese immigration issue, or fishing disputes with the British in the Pacific—all of which demanded his attention.
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 Maine locations by per capita income - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Maine has the thirty-forth highest per capita income in the United States of America, at $19,533 (2000).
There are sixteen counties located in Maine, none of which are in the top 100 richest counties in the country.
Maine locations by per capita income, Maine Counties Ranked by Per Capita Income and Maine Places Ranked by Per Capita Income.
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 The US50 - A guide to the state of Maine - History
The question of Maine's ownership was a matter of continuing dispute between England and France throughout the first half of the 18th century.
This arrangement allowed Maine to join the Union as a free state, with Missouri entering a year later as a slave state, thereby preserving the numerical balance between free and slave states in the nation.
After serving in the Maine State Legislature for three years, Blaine was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he served as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875.
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In 1859, Garfield was elected as a Republican to the State Senate of Ohio.
Garfield's role as a General and patriot was very important to his party.
Garfield lived in Mentor, Ohio at a home and farm he had bought so his children could learn the value of work.
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 History Shows That This Year's Senate Flip... (Roll Call)
James Garfield, himself a Civil War general and 18-year Capitol Hill veteran, had been the Republicans' dark horse compromise presidential candidate in 1880, nominated by a deadlocked convention after 36 ballots (a GOP record that still stands), presaging one of the closest popular vote counts until 2000.
Garfield had appointed three Republican Senators to his Cabinet, including Blaine for secretary of state, and a fourth had died.
Garfield nominated a rival to Conkling for control of the patronage-rich New York Customhouse, directly challenging "Senatorial courtesy" in appointments.
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 USM Athletics Department
Southern Maine finished the 2006-07 season with an 11-7-1 overall record in dual match competition, the best in the program's 10-year history, and a 2-2-1 mark in the Pilgrim League.
Hogan was one two Southern Maine wrestlers to compete in the tournament which is open to all NCAA Divisions.
Southern Maine hosts Plymouth State (January 17, 7:00 p.m.) before traveling to Bridgewater State College for the NECCWA Duals (January 21, 10:00 a.m.) and to Johnson and Wales University (January 27, 1:00 p.m.) for a tri-meet along with Wesleyan University.
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 Garfield & Friends Episode Guide - Garfield & Friends Season Episodes - TV.com
Garfield narrates (in a rapping style) a tale about Odie's encounter with a few dogs in a tough neighborhood.
Garfield gets cross and decides that he doesn't want to be Jon's pet anymore so he is then apported by a yound girl who takes him to a large weekend home mansion.
Jon is tired of Garfield's laziness and antics, and Garfield is sick of Jon's lectures.
www.tv.com /garfield-and-friends/show/5382/episode_guide.html   (1169 words)

  
 Healthy Maine Walks Registry
Main trailhead is off of Garfield Road where parking is available in the Steven's Mill Road extension / Auburn Suburban Little League and public field parking lots.
There is also a Maine Army National Guard facility here, and access to the trails is through their compound along a deeded right of way.
The main trail is located approximately one quarter mile from the parking area, on the left about thirty yards beyond the gate which crosses the access road in the woods (not to be confused with the Maine Army National Guard gate).
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 Garfield, NJ - New Jersey Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...
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 Amazon.com: My Father the Werewolf: Books: Henry Garfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
That is, unless Maine has the coldest winter in 50 years and the bay freezes solid enough to walk across.
Just as in real life much of Maine's native industries have been displaced by a giant loan and collection agency, the town of Liverpool has been subject to their own vampiric influence, a sinister lending operations called AMIC.
Garfield paints a vicious picture of globalization and proves that leftleaning horror writing can be more than mere liberal propaganda.
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 HarpWeek | Elections | 1880 Overview
Just as he had controlled the vice-presidential selection, Garfield worked tirelessly behind the scenes to organize and direct every aspect of his campaign, down to scribbling personal notes to county chairmen across the nation.
Neglecting substantive issues, a major theme of the book and of the entire campaign was "waving the bloody shirt" by associating the Democratic party with secession and the Confederate cause.
Senator Blaine of Maine convinced Garfield to have Republicans emphasize the protective tariff against the allegedly free-trade Democrats (in reality, both parties were split on the issue).
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 Alumni Profiles
The book is delightful, for what it tells us about teenagers and for what it says about families, courage, the occult, the appeal of life in a small Maine town and the perils of personal and community changes.
Garfield confronts both with fresh insight and wry humor.
Garfield, a journalist, writing teacher and great-great-grand- son of President James A. Garfield, is dealing with something more scary than werewolves.
www.usm.maine.edu /stonecoast/mfa/AlumniProfiles.htm   (519 words)

  
 Obituaries
Garfield attended the University of Michigan for one year and graduated from Bowdoin College in the Class of 1938.
Garfield enjoyed traveling in Europe, photography, sailing, maritime history, shipbuilding, and windjammer maritime affairs of all sorts.
He was predeceased by his wife, Jean B. Garfield, and by a son, John Q. Garfield.
boothbayregister.maine.com /2003-05-29/obituaries.html   (555 words)

  
 Stephen King Hearts In Atlantis - Vietnam short stories
Lover of Liz Garfield, but when they went on a trip away with Bill Cushman and Curtis Dean they bashed and raped her.
She was a student of the University of Maine on Franklin Hall's second floor.
In a way, acting as the Blind Willie Garfield, he is punishing himself for the things he has done in his life.
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 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Sculptures > James A.Garfield
The resulting standing figure of Garfield, modeled in 1883 as Niehaus’s first commission, led immediately to commissions for Ohio’s two contributions to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol: Garfield and former governor William Allen.
Lucretia Garfield, the widowed first lady, is said to have consulted on the modeling of the works.
Garfield was fatally shot at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Washington, D.C., by Charles Guiteau, a disappointed office seeker.
www.senate.gov /artandhistory/art/artifact/Sculpture_21_00011.htm   (565 words)

  
 Garfield, Maine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Garfield, Maine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Garfield is a plantation located in (Click link for more info and facts about Aroostook County, Maine) Aroostook County, Maine.
Out of the total population, 47.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Ga/Garfield,_Maine.htm   (417 words)

  
 Enjoy scenic Maine and the offerings of each distinct region
The County, Maine's largest and northernmost county, is bigger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.
The Northern Maine Fair is held in Presque Isle in August.
Bangor is the gateway to the Maine Highlands region, which boasts stunning vistas of Mt Katahdin and Baxter State Park.
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 A To Z Marriages: Marriage records for Garfield County, Oklahoma
Garfield Co OK - Marriage Record Davis - Hackney May 15, 1896
Garfield Co OK - Marriage Record Davis - Kendrick January 13, 1942
Garfield Co OK - Marriage Record Girard - Davis December 24, 1907
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 Paris
This is one of Maine's #1 Tourmaline areas.
It is only to bad that the city of Auburn has decided to try and terminate the area as a rock collecting location.
Near the split in the path to the Greenlaw and the Maine Feldspar mine two tourmaline bearing pockets have been opened up recently.
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 Sidewalk Would be Built on Garfield St.
Currently, Garfield Street has a sidewalk that begins at North Street and extends to the northerly intersection of Miranda Circle.
To complete the sidewalk, the city would need to construct approximately 1000 feet of 5 foot wide sidewalk and address drainage issues and driveway entrances.
The sidewalk would be constructed on the easterly side of Garfield from the current termination point to Bradley Street.
www.sacomaine.org /news/0160-garfield.shtml   (173 words)

  
 Benchrest Central Forums - Capitol City Augusta Maine
I would like to take this time to thank all the people I met today at the shoot in Augusta maine at the capitol city rifle club.
Lincoln County Rifle and Pistol club in Damariscotta, Me. on October 2 and 3 for the Maine long distance championship...200 yards on Saturday and 300 yards on Sunday.
There is a factory class if you would like to shoot a factory gun and don't have a bonafide bench rig.
www.benchrest.com /forums/showthread.php?t=17588   (567 words)

  
 Rec Fresh : Article 'Main Page/French'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Eastern Maine north of the Kennebec River was more sparsely settled and was known in the 17th century as the Territory of Sagadahock.
The province within its current boundaries became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1652, and was part of the State of Massachusetts when the United States was formed.
Maine's original capital was Portland until 1832, when it was moved to the more geographically central city of Augusta.
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 Garfield Movers, Garfield Moving Quotes, NJ
Garfield Movers, Garfield Moving Quotes, NJ Site Map
Are you moving to or from Garfield or the surrounding area?
Moving.com helps people find the best Garfield moving company for their needs.
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 de193   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
William Garfield Thomas, Jr., was born in Watsontown, Pa., 13 September 1916.
Garfield Thomas (DE-193) was laid down 23 September 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newark, N.J., launched 12 December 1943; sponsored by Lt. Betty K Thomas, Nurse Corps, United States Army, sister of Lt. (j.g.) W. Thomas; and commissioned 24 January 1944, Lt. Comdr.
She stood out of New York 19 March to join Task Group 27.4 as part of the screen for a convoy bound for Bizerte, North Africa, where she arrived 31 March and returned New York 13 April.
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