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Born February 14, 1824 • Montgomery • Pennsylvania
Died February 9, 1886 (aged 61) • Governors Island • New York
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Gettysburg • United States presidential election of 1880

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Map of the United States showing the results of the 1880 presidential election by state. States won by Garfield (Republican) are shaded in red, while those won by Hancock (Democratic) are in blue. Electoral vote totals for each state are indicated by numbers, with Garfield receiving 214 electoral votes and Hancock 155. California is marked with stripes to show it split its electoral votes.
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