Term[]
- September 19, 1881 - March 4, 1885 (3 years, as 21st President of the United States)
- Preceded by James A. Garfield
- Succeeded by Grover Cleveland
- March 4, 1881 - September 19, 1881 (6 months, as 20th Vice President of the United States)
- Preceded by William A. Wheeler
- Succeeded by Thomas A. Hendricks
- September 11, 1879 - October 11, 1881 (2 years, as Chairman of the New York State Republican Party)
- Preceded by John F. Smyth
- Succeeded by B. Platt Carpenter
- December 1, 1871 - July 11, 1878 (6 years, as Collector of the Port of New York City, New York)
- Preceded by Thomas Murphy
- Succeeded by Edwin Atkins Merritt
Life Data[]
- Chester Alan Arthur
- Born October 5, 1829 (Fairfield, Vermont)
- Died November 18, 1886 (57 years)
- Education: Union College (BA 1848)
- Occupation: Lawyer, Teacher, Civil Servant, Politician
- Military Service: 1857-63 (6 years, Brigadier General, New York State Militia)
- Political Party: Whig (1848-54), Republican (1854-86)
Immediate Family[]
- Father: William Arthur (1796-1875)
- Mother: Malvina Stone (1802-69)
- Sibling 1: Regina Malvina Arthur (1822-1910)
- m.1850 William Caw (1816-64)
- Sibling 2: Jane Arthur (1824-42)
- Sibling 3: Almeda Malvina Arthur (1826-99)
- m.1854 James Masten (1828-1902)
- Children: 1 son
- Sibling 4: Ann Eliza Arthur (1828-1915)
- Sibling 5: Malvina Arthur (1832-1920)
- m.1854 Henry Haynesworth (1827-92)
- Sibling 6: William Arthur Jr. (1834-1915)
- m.1867 Alice Jackson (1835-1916)
- Children: 1 son, 3 daughters
- Sibling 7: George Arthur (1836-38)
- Sibling 8: Mary Arthur (1841-1917)
- m.1861 John McElroy (1833-1915)
- Children: 2 sons, 2 daughters
- Paternal Grandfather: Alan Arthur (1766-1800)
- Paternal Grandmother: Eliza MacHarg (1777-99)
- Maternal Grandfather: George Washington Stone (1777-1854)
- Maternal Grandmother: Judith Stevens (1771-1855)
Wife: Ellen Lewis Herndon[]
- Born August 30, 1837
- Father: William Lewis Herndon (1813-57)
- Mother: Frances Elizabeth Hansborough (1817-78)
- Died January 12, 1880 (42 years)
- Marriage: October 25, 1859 - January 12, 1880 (20 years, widowed)
Child 1: William Lewis Herndon Arthur[]
- Born December 10, 1860
- Died July 7, 1863 (2 years)
Child 2: Chester Alan Arthur Jr.[]
- Born July 25, 1864
- Died July 18, 1937 (72 years)
- First Wife: Myra Townsend Fithian (1870-1935)
- Marriage: May 8, 1900 - 1927 (26-27 years, divorced)
- Child 1: Chester Alan Arthur III (1901-72)
- m.1922 Charlotte Wilson (1897-1978)
- m.1935 Esther Murphy (1897-1962)
- m.1965 Ellen Jansen (1899-1984)
- Child 2: Ellen Herndon Arthur (1904-04)
- Second Wife: Rowena Dashwood (1894-1965)
- Marriage: November 3, 1934 - July 18, 1937 (2 years, died)
Child 3: Ellen Herndon Arthur[]
- Born November 2, 1871
- Died September 6, 1915 (43 years)
- Husband: Charles Downing Pinkerton (1871-1974)
- Marriage: November 17, 1907 - September 6, 1915 (7 years, died)