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Chester A. Arthur
Portrait by Abraham Bogardus, c. 1880

21st President of the United States
In office September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
Vice President	None^[a]
Preceded by	James A. Garfield
Succeeded by	Grover Cleveland
20th Vice President of the United States
In office March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
President	James A. Garfield
Preceded by	William A. Wheeler
Succeeded by	Thomas A. Hendricks
10th Chairman of the New York Republican Party
In office September 11, 1879 – October 11, 1881
Preceded by	John F. Smyth
Succeeded by	B. Platt Carpenter
21st Collector of the Port of New York
In office December 1, 1871 – July 11, 1878
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Thomas Murphy
Succeeded by	Edwin Atkins Merritt
Engineer-in-Chief of the New York Militia
In office January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1863
Preceded by	George F. Nesbitt
Succeeded by	Isaac Vanderpoel^[1]
Inspector General of the New York Militia
In office April 14, 1862 – July 12, 1862
Preceded by	Marsena R. Patrick
Succeeded by	Cuyler Van Vechten^[1]
Quartermaster General of the New York Militia
In office July 27, 1862 – January 1, 1863
Preceded by	Cuyler Van Vechten
Succeeded by	Sebastian Visscher Talcott^[1]

Personal details
Born	Chester Alan Arthur (1829-10-05)October 5, 1829 Fairfield, Vermont, U.S.
Died	November 18, 1886(1886-11-18) (aged 57) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York
Political party	Republican (1854–1886)
Other political affiliations	Whig (before 1854)
Spouse	Ellen Herndon ( m. 1859; died 1880)
Children	William Chester II Ellen
Parent	William Arthur (father)
Relatives	Gavin Arthur (grandson)
Education	Union College (BA) State and National Law School
Profession	Lawyer civil servant
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	New York Militia
Years of service	1857–1863
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	Second Brigade, New York Militia Staff of Governor Edwin D. Morgan
Battles/wars	American Civil War Peninsula campaign

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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21 Things You Didn't Know About the 21st President | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/28917/21-things-you-didnt-know-about-21st-president
Chester A. Arthur | Miller Center
https://millercenter.org/president/arthur
Chester A. Arthur - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of Chester A. Arthur, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/chester-a-arthur
Chester A. Arthur - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur

Chester A. Arthur
Portrait by Abraham Bogardus, c. 1880

21st President of the United States
In office September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
Vice President	None^[a]
Preceded by	James A. Garfield
Succeeded by	Grover Cleveland
20th Vice President of the United States
In office March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
President	James A. Garfield
Preceded by	William A. Wheeler
Succeeded by	Thomas A. Hendricks
10th Chairman of the New York Republican Party
In office September 11, 1879 – October 11, 1881
Preceded by	John F. Smyth
Succeeded by	B. Platt Carpenter
21st Collector of the Port of New York
In office December 1, 1871 – July 11, 1878
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Thomas Murphy
Succeeded by	Edwin Atkins Merritt
Engineer-in-Chief of the New York Militia
In office January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1863
Preceded by	George F. Nesbitt
Succeeded by	Isaac Vanderpoel^[1]
Inspector General of the New York Militia
In office April 14, 1862 – July 12, 1862
Preceded by	Marsena R. Patrick
Succeeded by	Cuyler Van Vechten^[1]
Quartermaster General of the New York Militia
In office July 27, 1862 – January 1, 1863
Preceded by	Cuyler Van Vechten
Succeeded by	Sebastian Visscher Talcott^[1]

Personal details
Born	Chester Alan Arthur (1829-10-05)October 5, 1829 Fairfield, Vermont, U.S.
Died	November 18, 1886(1886-11-18) (aged 57) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York
Political party	Republican (1854–1886)
Other political affiliations	Whig (before 1854)
Spouse	Ellen Herndon ( m. 1859; died 1880)
Children	William Chester II Ellen
Parent	William Arthur (father)
Relatives	Gavin Arthur (grandson)
Education	Union College (BA) State and National Law School
Profession	Lawyer civil servant
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	New York Militia
Years of service	1857–1863
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	Second Brigade, New York Militia Staff of Governor Edwin D. Morgan
Battles/wars	American Civil War Peninsula campaign

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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