PRESIDENT CHESTER A. ARTHUR
21st President of the United States
(September 19, 1881 to March 3, 1885)Nickname: "The Gentleman Boss"; "Elegant Arthur"
Born: October 5, 1829, in Fairfield, Vermont
Died: November 18, 1886, in New York, New YorkFather: William Arthur
Mother: Malvina Stone Arthur
Married: Ellen Lewis Herndon (1837-1880), on October 25, 1859
Children: William Lewis Herndon Arthur (1860-63); Chester Alan Arthur (1864-1937); Ellen Herndon Arthur (1871-1915)Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Graduated from Union College (1848)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
Other Government Positions:
- Vice president, 1881 (under Garfield)
Presidential Salary: $50,000/year
- Chester Arthur was fond of fine clothes and entertainment, earning him the nicknames 'Dude President,' 'Elegant Arthur,' and 'Prince Arthur.'
- As a young lawyer, Arthur won a case that guaranteed the right of blacks to ride New York City streetcars.
- Arthur changed his pants several times a day. He had over 80 pairs!
- Arthur was the first president to take the Oath of Office in his own home.
- Arthur sold twenty-six wagons full of White House furniture for about eight thousand dollars. What he did not know was that the furniture was priceless.
- Arthur was a skilled fisherman. He belonged to the Restigouche Salmon Club, a group of New York anglers who fished in Canada.
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