Chester Alan
ARTHUR
(b.
5 October 1829
,
Fairfield, Vermont, USA
d.
18 November 1886
,
Manhattan, New York, USA
)
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Chester Alan ARTHUR was born 5 October 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, USA
Chester Alan ARTHUR was the child of William MACARTHUR and Malvina STONE and the grandchild of: (maternal) George Washington STONE and Judith STEVENSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Chester Alan married Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON 25 October 1859 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON was born 30 August 1837 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA (Fairfax). Ellen Lewis "Nell" died 12 January 1880 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights).
Chester Alan ARTHUR died 18 November 1886 in Manhattan, New York, USA .
Occupation: President of the United States
son of William Arthur and Malvina Stone
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Family and Children of Chester Alan ARTHUR
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Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON-- Date: 25 October 1859 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Children of Chester Alan ARTHUR and Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON:
William Lewis Herndon ARTHUR (b.10 December 1860, Manhattan, New York, USA d. 7 July 1863, Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA)
Chester Alan ARTHUR (b.25 July 1864, Manhattan, New York, USA d. 18 July 1937, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA)
Ellen Lewis Herndon ARTHUR (b.21 November 1871, Manhattan, New York, USA d. 6 September 1915, Mount Kisco, Westchester, New York, USA)
Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON-- Date: 25 October 1859 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA Children of Chester Alan ARTHUR and Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON:
William Lewis Herndon ARTHUR (b.10 December 1860, Manhattan, New York, USA d. 7 July 1863, Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA) Chester Alan ARTHUR (b.25 July 1864, Manhattan, New York, USA d. 18 July 1937, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) Ellen Lewis Herndon ARTHUR (b.21 November 1871, Manhattan, New York, USA d. 6 September 1915, Mount Kisco, Westchester, New York, USA)Add Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Chester Alan ARTHUR
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1829 Birth 5 October 1829
Fairfield, Vermont, USA
Biography
CHESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty-first President of the United States, was born in Franklin County, Vt., on the 5th day of October, 1830, and was the eldest of a family of two sons and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. William Arthur, a Baptist clergyman, who emigrated to this country from County Antrim, Ireland, in his eighteenth year, and died in 1875, in Newtonville, near Albany, after a long and successful ministry.
Young Arthur was educated at Union College, Schenectady, where he excelled in all his studies. After his graduation he taught school in Vermont for two years, and at the expiration of that time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, and entered the office of ex-Judge B. P. Culver as a student. After being admitted to the Bar, he formed a partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing in the West, and for three months they roamed about in the Western States in search of an eligible site, but in the end...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
CHESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty-first President of the United States, was born in Franklin County, Vt., on the 5th day of October, 1830, and was the eldest of a family of two sons and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. William Arthur, a Baptist clergyman, who emigrated to this country from County Antrim, Ireland, in his eighteenth year, and died in 1875, in Newtonville, near Albany, after a long and successful ministry.
Young Arthur was educated at Union College, Schenectady, where he excelled in all his studies. After his graduation he taught school in Vermont for two years, and at the expiration of that time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, and entered the office of ex-Judge B. P. Culver as a student. After being admitted to the Bar, he formed a partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing in the West, and for three months they roamed about in the Western States in search of an eligible site, but in the end...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1859 Marriage / PartnerChester Alan ARTHUR and Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON 25 October 1859, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
He was 30 years old.
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
1860 Birth of ChildWilliam Lewis Herndon ARTHUR was born 10 December 1860, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
Chester Alan was 31 years old.
1863 Death of ChildWilliam Lewis Herndon ARTHUR died 7 July 1863, Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Chester Alan was 33 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.1864 Birth of ChildChester Alan ARTHUR was born 25 July 1864, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
Chester Alan was 34 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1871 Birth of ChildEllen Lewis Herndon ARTHUR was born 21 November 1871, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
Chester Alan was 42 years old.
1880 Death of Spouse/PartnerEllen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON died 12 January 1880, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
1881 - September 19 - Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) becomes President of the United States
In 1880 Arthur was nominated for vice president in the hope of conciliating the followers of Grant and the powerful New York machine. As president upon Garfield's death, Arthur, stepping out of his familiar role as spoilsman, backed civil service reform, reorganized the cabinet, and prosecuted political associates accused of post office graft. Losing machine support and failing to gain the reformers, he was not nominated for a full term in 1884.
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September 19, 1881
In 1880 Arthur was nominated for vice president in the hope of conciliating the followers of Grant and the powerful New York machine. As president upon Garfield's death, Arthur, stepping out of his familiar role as spoilsman, backed civil service reform, reorganized the cabinet, and prosecuted political associates accused of post office graft. Losing machine support and failing to gain the reformers, he was not nominated for a full term in 1884.
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September 19, 1881
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Grave
Albany Rural Cemetery Menands Albany County New York, USA Plot: Section 24, Lot 8
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1886 Death 18 November 1886
Manhattan, New York, USA
He died at the age of 57.
 to mark the birth place of Chester A Arthur, President of the United States){kind=small}
Monument erected at Fairfield, Vt. (thirteen miles from St. Albans) to mark the birth place of Chester A Arthur, President of the United States
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Chester is buried at: Albany Rural Cemetery Menands Albany County New York, USA Plot: Section 24, Lot 8
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