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Chester A. Arthur

21st president of the United States
Also known as: Chester Alan Arthur
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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 (1881–85). 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),...

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