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Chester A. Arthur
21st president of the United States
Also known as: Chester Alan Arthur
Chester A. Arthur (born October 5, 1829, North Fairfield, Vermont, U.S.—died November 18, 1886, New York, New York) was the 21st president of the United States. Elected vice president on the Republican ticket of 1880, Arthur became president after the assassination of President James A. Garfield. As president, he confounded his critics and dismayed many of his friends among the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party by supporting the Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883), which provided for the open appointment and promotion of federal employees based on merit rather than patronage. Arthur was the son of William Arthur, a Baptist ...(100 of 903 words)