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several gambling parlors in the city, and although frequently raided he never served jail time. He
had long exhibited a number of habits, many of which—like gambling, heavy drinking, and
womanizing—were considered bad if not outright immoral by good citizens of the day. Suffice to
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say his conduct was a matter of great discussion at the 21 Annual Communication in 1878.
Garfielde fell ill with both pleurisy and pneumonia in April 1883. He began deteriorating quickly
and died at his home on April 13, 1883. He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in D.C., with only
the stones “Garfield” (no “e”) to mark his grave. His standing as Past Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Washington Territory, Masonic rites were not observed at his funeral as he had not
affiliated with any lodge in the D.C. area.