mentally unbalanced lawyer who shot president garfield

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What mental illness did Charles Guiteau have?

Upon his autopsy it was discovered that Guiteau had the condition known as phimosis, an inability to retract the foreskin, which at the time was thought to have caused the insanity that led him to assassinate Garfield.

What happened to Charles Guiteau?

Charles Julius Guiteau, assassin of President James A. Garfield. Guiteau was mentally unstable; today, he might be found not guilty by reason of insanity and sentenced to psychiatric treatment rather than death. On June 30, 1882, Charles Julius Guiteau was led to the gallows and executed for murder.Jun 27, 2021

What did Charles Guiteau shout?

President James A. Garfield was shot in the back on July 2, 1881 in Washington, D.C. At the scene Charles Guiteau, the assassin, had shouted, "I am a Stalwart and Arthur will be President." He was apprehended on the spot.

Who was Garfield's killer?

Garfield's assassin was Charles J. Guiteau, whose motive was revenge against Garfield for an imagined political debt, and getting Chester A. Arthur elevated to president. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting.

Which president killed Leon Czolgosz?

Pres. William McKinley

Leon Czolgosz, (born 1873, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died October 29, 1901, Auburn, New York), American labourer and anarchist who fatally shot U.S. Pres. William McKinley on September 6, 1901; McKinley died eight days later.

Who was the third president to be assassinated?

of William McKinley

He was the third American president to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and James A. Garfield in 1881.
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Assassination of William McKinley
Deaths	1 (McKinley; died on September 14, 1901 as a result of initial injury and subsequent infection)
Perpetrator	Leon Czolgosz

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Who was Garfield's vice president?

Chester Alan Arthur

James A. Garfield / Vice president (1881)

Chester Alan Arthur was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Previously the 20th vice president, he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of President James A. Garfield in September 1881, two months after Garfield was shot by an assassin.

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How many presidents have been assassinated?

four Presidents

In the course of the history of the United States four Presidents have been assassinated, within less than 100 years, beginning with Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Attempts were also made on the lives of two other Presidents, one President-elect, and one ex-President.