What did James Garfield do?

James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States.
He was born in Orange Ohio, which is now called Morland Hills Ohio, on November 19th 1831. He attended Eclectic Institute ( now called Hiram (Ohio) College) for three years and went to Williamson (Mass) College where he graduated in 1856. He became a preacher for Circle Christian Church, but only stayed there for a year before he became an professor and later the president of the Eclectic Institute.
He married Lucretia Rudolph, and together they had 7 children. He entered the army and was promoted to Major General before resigning to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1862. While he was at the House of Representatives he was involved in the Credit Mobilier of America scandal. He won the race for the presidency against Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield's presidency lasted only 200 days because he assassinated by a disappointed office-seeker.