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Apr 23, 2024 · Chester A. Arthur, 21st president of the United States (1881–85). Elected vice president on the Republican ticket of 1880, Arthur acceded to the presidency upon the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Learn more about the life and presidency of Arthur in this article.
Mar 19, 2024 · In 1875 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Chester Alan Arthur to a second four-year term as Collector of the Port of New York. In April 1877, Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman, appointed a commission to investigate operations at the New York customhouse.
Apr 8, 2022 · October 5, 1829–November 18, 1886. Chester Alan Arthur was the twenty-first President of the United States, from September 19, 1881–March 4, 1885, succeeding President James Garfield after his assassination. Chester Alan Arthur Biography. Chester A. Arthur was the 21st President of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885.
Perhaps in part his reason was the well-kept secret he had known since a year after he succeeded to the Presidency, that he was suffering from a fatal kidney disease. He...
Apr 2, 2014 · Elected vice president on the Republican ticket of 1880, Arthur acceded to the presidency upon the assassination of President James A. Garfield. As president, he supported the...
ARTHUR, CHESTER A. (1830–1886)A New York lawyer and politician, Chester Alan Arthur was nominated for vice-president in 1880 to placate the ulysses s. grant or "stalwart" branch of the Republican party. Source for information on Arthur, Chester A. (1830–1886): Encyclopedia of the American Constitution dictionary.
Arthur, a Republican, had been vice president for 199 days when he succeeded to the presidency. In ill health and lacking the full support of his party by the end of his term, Arthur made only a token effort for the Republican presidential nomination in the 1884 presidential election.
