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Charles Julius Guiteau ( / ɡɪˈtoʊ / ghih-TOH; September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American man who assassinated James A. Garfield, president of the United States, in 1881. Guiteau falsely believed he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship.
Charles Julius Guiteau (8 de septiembre de 1841 - 30 de junio de 1882) fue un escritor y abogado estadounidense conocido por asesinar al presidente de los Estados Unidos James A. Garfield el 2 de julio de 1881.
13 de mar. de 2022 · Learn about the life and motives of Charles Guiteau, who shot President James Garfield in 1881 and was hanged for his crime. Find out how his delusions, syphilis, and trial shaped American history.
Learn about the life and death of Charles Guiteau, who shot and killed President James A. Garfield in 1881. Find out how he was tried, executed, and remembered by history.
17 de ene. de 2012 · Learn how Charles Guiteau, a mentally unstable lawyer, stalked and shot President James A. Garfield in 1881, and how Garfield died of complications after a botched surgery. Read about Guiteau's motives, methods and trial, and how he became the first person executed by the federal government.
4 de oct. de 2015 · Charles Guiteau, born September 8, 1841, in Freeport, Illinois, was, by all accounts, not a stable person. Guiteau bounced around from being a failed lawyer, a charlatan preacher, and a sticky...
A primary source from 1882 shows Guiteau's delusional and religious justification for killing Garfield. He claims he was a martyr for the party and the country, and compares himself to Moses.
