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Studies of Arthur’s life include George Frederick Howe, Chester A. Arthur: A Quarter-Century of Machine Politics (1934, reissued 1987); and Thomas C. Reeves, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur (1975). His election as vice president is documented in Herbert John Clancy, The Presidential Election of 1880 (1958); and his term in office is the main focus of Justus D. Doenecke, The Presidencies of James A. Garfield & Chester A. Arthur (1981).

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Modified link of Web site: PBS - New York NOW - Arthur: The Unexpected President. Sep 26, 2026
Add new Web site: The White House - Chester A. Arthur. May 08, 2026
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Chester A. Arthur's "Little Dwarf": The Correspondence of Julia I. Sand. Feb 18, 2026
Add new Web site: GovInfo - Chester Alan Arthur (1829–1886) (PDF). Jan 07, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Chester Alan Arthur. Nov 06, 2025
Added a Top Questions section. Nov 05, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 01, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Pennsylvania - ScholarlyCommons - A Smoking Gun and A Woman's Touch: President Chester Arthur's Transformation That Reformed American Politics in the Late Nineteenth Century. Jun 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Charles University Digital Repository - Chester Alan Arthur: The forgotten American President who Changed the World through two Conferences (the International Meridian Conference of 1884 and the Berlin Africa Conference of 1884?1885)... Mar 21, 2025
Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Chester A. Arthur. Feb 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Chester A. Arthur. Sep 13, 2024
Added an interactive timeline of the Arthur presidency. Aug 02, 2024
Revised to modernize language, enhance photo captions. Jun 04, 2024
Add new Web site: The White House Historical Association - Biography of Chester A. Arthur. May 30, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Historical Society of the New York Courts - Chester Alan Arthur. Nov 10, 2023
Links added. Aug 03, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885). May 18, 2023
Add new Web site: American History Central - Chester Alan Arthur. Apr 05, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Chester A. Arthur House. Jan 16, 2023
Removed cross-reference. Apr 17, 2020
Added cross-references. Sep 24, 2019
Add new Web site: US Presidents - Biography of Chester Arthur. Jan 31, 2019
Add new Web site: Presidential Pet Museum - Biography of Chester A. Arthur. Jan 31, 2019
Added video. Oct 12, 2018
Add new Web site: National Portriat Gallery - Biography of Chester A. Arthur. Oct 22, 2013
Add new Web site: United States Senate - Biography of Henry A. Wallace. Oct 22, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Chester Arthur. Oct 22, 2013
Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of Chester Arthur. Oct 21, 2013
Add new Web site: Miller Center - Chester A. Arthur. Oct 18, 2013
Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Chester A. Arthur. Feb 05, 2013
Add new Web site: PBS - New York NOW - Arthur: The Unexpected President. Feb 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Chester Arthur the 21st President of US. Feb 05, 2013
Media added. Jan 23, 2012
Added timeline. Apr 14, 2011
Article revised and updated. Aug 04, 2008
Added new Web site: Vermont State Historic Sites - President Chester A. Arthur. Jan 25, 2007
Added new Web site: Vermont State Historic Sites - President Chester A. Arthur. Jan 25, 2007
Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Chester A. Arthur. Nov 03, 2006
Added new Web site: AmericanPresident.org - Chester Alan Arthur - A Life in Brief. Jun 21, 2006
Article revised. May 21, 2004
Article revised. Feb 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 28, 1999
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