Garfield's Political Career

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Later, he wanted to become a lawyer so he studied law on his own and passed the Ohio bar exam. However, he decided to begin a political career, and won the election to be an Ohio Senate member of the Republican Party. In 1861, Garfield joined the Union army and before he resigned, he was a major general. He took part in the Battles of Shiloh and Chickamauga. He was elected by Ohio voters, while still in the military and had to resign to be in the U.S. House of Representatives (1863-80). He served nine consecutive terms in the House of Representatives before he was elected President of the United States in 1880. Garfield won 399 votes giving him the Republican nomination. Garfield beat Hancock by 7,368 votes and it was one of the closest

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