What is Charles J. Guiteau?
{{Infobox criminal | image_name = Charles J Guiteau.jpg | image_caption = Guiteau in 1881 | birth_name = Charles Julius Guiteau | birth_date = {{birth date|1841|9|8}} | birth_place = [[Freeport, Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1882|06|30|1841|09|08}} | death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Hanging]] | party = {{ubl|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (1872)|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ([[Stalwarts (politics)|Stalwart faction]], 1880–1882)}} | known_for = [[Assassination of James A. Garfield]] | conviction = [[Murder (United States law)|Murder]] | charge = [[Attempted murder]] (upgraded to murder after Garfield's death) | conviction_penalty = [[Capital punishment by the United States federal government|Death]] by hanging | conviction_status = Executed<br>({{start date and age|df=no|1882|06|30}}) | occupation = {{hlist|Writer|lawyer}} | spouse = {{Marriage|Annie Bunn|1869|1874|end=div}} | signature = Charles Guiteau Signature.svg | signature_alt = Charles Guiteau | motive = [[Mental illness]] | date = July 2, 1881 | victims = [[James A. Garfield]] }} '''Charles Julius Guiteau''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ᵻ|ˈ|t|oʊ}} {{respell|ghih|TOH}}; September 8, 1841{{spaced ndash}}June 30, 1882) was an [[Americans|American]] [[writer]] and [[lawyer]]. He is best known as the person who [[Assassination of James A. Garfield|assassinated]] [[president of the United States|US President]] [[James A. Garfield]] on July 2, 1881. Guiteau shot Garfield after being angry with him about not receiving credit or a reward for Garfield's victory in 1880. Guiteau wrote a speech about Garfield but never made the speech.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles J. Guiteau Shot President Garfield|url=http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_garshot_1.html|access-date=2021-06-18|website=www.americaslibrary.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles Julius Guiteau {{!}} James A. Garfield's Assassin|url=http://touringohio.com/profiles/guiteau.html|access-date=2021-06-18|website=touringohio.