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Mary McElroy (née Arthur; July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was an American woman known as being the sister of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, for whom she served as a hostess (acting as the first lady) for his administration (1881–1885).
Mary Arthur McElroy. Mary Arthur was born in New York on July 5, 1841. Mary was the sister of future President Chester A. Arthur, nearly twelve years her senior, and the youngest child of William and Malvina Arthur. As a young woman, she married John E. McElroy, with whom she had four children; the family settled in Albany, New York.
Mary Arthur McElroy (1841–1917) Born Greenwich, New York. The recently widowed Chester Arthur asked his sister, Mary Arthur McElroy, to serve as his official hostess when he became president in 1881. McElroy lived with her family in Albany, New York, but she spent each winter social season (from mid-November to the beginning of Lent), in ...
Mary Arthur McElroy (1841 – 1917) [Section 19 Lot 5] Sister of President Chester Arthur, surrogate First Lady during his administration, member of the Albany Association Against Women’s Suffrage . Mary “Molly” Arthur was born on July 5, 1841, in Greenwich, NY, the youngest of nine children to Rev. William Arthur and Melvina Stone.
May 31, 2023 · Mary was the sister of future President Chester A. Arthur, nearly twelve years her senior, and the youngest child of William and Malvina Arthur. As a young woman, she married John E. McElroy, with whom she had four children; the family settled in Albany, New York...
Given the set of conditions under which Mary Arthur McElroy became First Lady, it is not surprising that she failed to leave a lasting impression. Indeed, like her brother's administration, Mary Arthur McElroy's tenure as presidential hostess is more often forgotten than remembered.
Mary Arthur McElroy, sister of President Arthur, was asked by her brother to assume the social role of hostess. She is the first ‘first lady’ to be the sibling of the president. Mary Arthur McElroy was part of the Albany Association Opposed to Women’s Suffrage.
