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he wasn't merely mentally ill; he was a disappointed office seeker. added link to creation of USCSC
[[Image:Guiteau1.jpg|right|thumb|Guiteau]]
[[Image:Guiteau1.jpg|right|thumb|Guiteau]]
'''Charles Julius Guiteau''' was a mentaly ill man who assassinated President [[James A. Garfield]] on July 2, 1881. He was [[Capital punishment|hanged]] in [[Washington D.C.]] in 1882.
'''Charles Julius Guiteau''' was man who shot President [[James A. Garfield]] on July 2, 1881. Garfield died three months later. Guiteau had been seeking appointment to a government job such as an ambassadorship under the Spoils System currently in place, and after not receiving one from Garfield, shot him. This led to the creation of the United States Civil Service Commission to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. Guiteau was [[Capital punishment|hanged]] in [[Washington D.C.]] in 1882.
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[[category:assassins]]
[[category:assassins]]