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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—USChester Alan ARTHUR
(1829-1886)
ARTHUR, Chester Alan, a
Vice President and 21st President of the United States; born in
Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., October 5, 1829; attended the
public schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.,
in 1848; became principal of an academy in North Pownal, Vt., in
1851; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced
practice in New York City; took an active part in the
reorganization of the State militia; during the Civil War, served
as acting quartermaster general of the State in 1861; commissioned
inspector general, appointed quartermaster general with the rank of
brigadier general, and served until 1862; resumed the practice of
law in New York City; appointed by President Ulysses Grant as
collector of the port of New York 1871-1878; resumed the practice
of law in New York City; elected Vice President of the United
States on the Republican ticket with President James A. Garfield
for the term beginning March 4, 1881; upon the death of President
Garfield, became President of the United States on September 20,
1881, and served until March 3, 1885; returned to New York City
where he died November 18, 1886; interment in the Rural Cemetery
Albany, N.Y.
Bibliography
American National Biography; Dictionary of American
Biography; Reeves, Thomas C. Gentleman Boss: The Life of
Chester Alan Arthur. New York: Knopf, 1975; Dehler, Gregory J.
Chester Alan Arthur: The Life of a Gilded Age Politician and
President. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2007.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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