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Lucretia Garfield ( née Rudolph; April 19, 1832 – March 14, 1918) was the first lady of the United States from March to September 1881, as the wife of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States. Born in Garrettsville, Ohio, Garfield first met her husband at Geauga Seminary.
Dec 2, 2009 · Lucretia Garfield (1832-1918) was an American first lady (March 4–September 19, 1881), and the wife of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States.
Jul 23, 2024 · Lucretia Garfield (born April 19, 1832, Hiram, Ohio, U.S.—died March 13, 1918, Pasadena, California) was an American first lady (March 4–September 19, 1881), the wife of James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States.
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (second from right) poses with her five surviving children in 1911, thirty years after her husband’s tragic death. From left to right: Irvin Garfield; Mollie Garfield Stanley-Brown; Abram Garfield; Lucretia Rudolph Garfield; James R. Garfield; and Harry Garfield.
Lucretia Garfield was one of the first presidential candidate's wives to appear on a campaign poster, currently in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
Lucretia Rudolph-Garfield served as First Lady of the United States in 1881 until the assassination of her husband, President James A. Garfield.
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. Lake County Historical Society. Quick Facts. Significance: First Lady of the United States. Place of Birth: Garrettsville, Ohio. Date of Birth: April 19, 1832. Place of Death: South Pasadena, California. Date of Death: March 13, 1918. Place of Burial: Cleveland, Ohio. Cemetery Name: Lake View Cemetery.
Lucretia Garfield. Lucretia Rudolph was born on April 19, 1832 to Arabella Mason and Zebulon Rudolph. She acquired her love of learning from her father, and was well educated for a woman of her day who enjoyed translating Greek and Latin.
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield died of pneumonia after a brief illness at her South Pasadena home on March 13, 1918. Daughter Mollie was at her bedside. The former first lady was just a month shy of her 86 th birthday.
Lucretia Rudolph-Garfield served as First Lady of the United States in 1881 until the assassination of her husband, President James A. Garfield.
