On July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau, apparently angry at being passed over as the U.S. consul in Paris, shot President James A. Garfield. Although a bullet struck Garfield, lodging in his back, he did not die right away. However, because of incompetent medical care, he became increasingly ill over a period of several months and eventually died from complications on September 19, 1881. Guiteau was found guilty of assassination and sentenced to death. He was hanged on June 30, 1882.