Chester Alan Arthur
Twenty-first U.S. President |
September 19, 1881 - March 3, 1886
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VICE
PRESIDENT
No Vice President |
White
House Hostess
Mary Arthur McElroy |
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BORN: October 5,
1829
Fairfield, Vermont* [Chester
Arthur's place of birth is not certain and it may have been Waterville, VT.
There were allegations
that he was actually born in Canada (making him unqualified
for the
presidency), and that he adopted the birthplace of his deceased brother. These were
never proven.] |
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CHILDREN: 2 Sons, 1 Daughter
MILITARY SERVICE: Quartermaster General, US Army, Civil War
PROFESSION: Teacher, School Principal, Attorney
POLITICAL PARTY: Republican
HOME STATE: New York
POLITICAL OFFICES: Collector of the Port of New York, Vice President (For 6 months before becoming President)
NICKNAME: "The Gentleman Boss"
DIED: November 18, 1886 (Age - 57)
President Arthur died only 20 months
after leaving office.
BURIED: Albany, New York
"No man ever entered the Presidency so profoundly and
widely distrusted, and no one ever retired more generally respected."
Publisher Alexander K. McClure |
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