James Garfield

James Garfield was another Ohio man who got the presidency without winning the popular vote. Garfield was also the first left-handed man to become president. Garfield was also a high ranking general for the union army. Garfield enjoyed a very short presidency of around 6 months, when he was shot and later died due to poor medical care. The one main accomplishment of Garfield's was the investigation of whether mail route contracts were being fraudulently awarded to those involved. Even when the investigation led to the door step of fellow republican members he continued the investigation setting forth civil service reforms(Martin Kelly). Even though his presidency was short he carried through the investigation even though it would hurt his party thus showing his high morality. Though his time in office was short he is still highly ranked among American presidents.
James Garfield Memorial