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Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 [b] – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885.He was a Republican lawyer from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield.
Chester Alan Arthur II, also known as Alan Arthur, (July 25, 1864 – July 18, 1937) was an American sportsman and art connoisseur. He was the son of Chester A. Arthur, president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He studied at Princeton University and Columbia Law School. After completing his studies, Arthur traveled throughout Europe for ...
The Arthurs had two sons, one of whom died young, and a daughter: William Lewis Arthur (1860–1863), died of convulsions at age two and a half, devastating his parents; Chester Alan Arthur II (1864–1937) – He graduated from Princeton University in 1885 and went on to Columbia Law School. He became a gentleman of leisure.
The 1881 State of the Union address was delivered by Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, on December 6, 1881. This address, Arthur's first, came shortly after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, which he described as an "appalling calamity" that profoundly affected the nation. Arthur contrasted the sorrow ...
As he surrendered to authorities, Guiteau uttered the exulting words, repeated everywhere: "I am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts! I did it, and I want to be arrested! Arthur is President now!" [42] This statement briefly led to unfounded suspicions that either Vice President Chester A. Arthur or his supporters had put Guiteau up to the crime. [43]
Chester A. Arthur: Turtle Steak. Though today it’s illegal to eat turtles in many parts of the world, that wasn’t stopping Chester Arthur back in the 1880s.
President James A. Garfield died over two months after he was shot by an assassin, Charles Guiteau. [5] Chester A. Arthur, then vice president, became president. [5]Arthur was at home around midnight on the night of September 19, 1881, with Police Commissioner Stephen B. French, District Attorney Daniel G. Rollins, and attorney Elihu Root, when he learned in a telegram from members of Garfield ...
Chester A. Arthur's tenure as the 21st president of the United States began on September 19, 1881, when he succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of President James A. Garfield, and ended on March 4, 1885. Arthur, a Republican, had been vice president for 199 days when he succeeded to the