Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

Born: October 5, 1830, in Fairfield, Vermont... "Arthur is president now," declared James Garfield's assassin. A cog in the New York party machine, upon his presidency, Arthur revealed an ...

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In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...

Chester Arthur, 20th president, viewed cultural diversity as a threat to the country, and assimilation an answer to the Indian "problem." Editor’s note: Voters this year will elect the 45th president ...

Chester Arthur Portrait, 21st President of the United States Portrait of Chester Arthur, vice president to James Garfield. When Garfield was assassinated September 1881, Arthur became president of the ...

She thus created the first presidential library, setting the precedent for the collection of papers of the President for posterity. Garfield's successor, Chester Arthur, however, burned most of ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming ...

5, 2020 6:14 a.m. The words in these letters spoke volumes. Julia Sand wrote to then-vice president Chester A. Arthur, who would become the 21st president of the United States, offering advice on ...

Chester A. Arthur (b. October 5, 1829, in Fairfield, Vermont) was the 21st president of the United States. He served from 1881 to 1885, taking office after the death of President James Garfield (R) in ...