Grave of President Chester A. Arthur, our 21st president.Plate on President Arthur’s grave stone.Becoming president upon the assassination of President James A. Garfield in 1881, President Arthur served out the remainder of President Garfield’s term from 1881-1885, and did not secure the Republican nomination for the 1884 election. His signature issue was reforming the spoils system, and he signed into law the Pendleton Act, which required that government jobs be distributed according to merit, rather than cronyism. Arthur married a Culpeper, Virginia girl, Nell Herndon, She died when she was only 42 years old, almost two years before Arthur became president. Arthur’s sister served as First Lady during his term.Portrait of President Chester A. Arthur in the Vermont State Capitol. He was a Vermont native.
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Chester A. Arthur? Did I study him in school? Don’t remember.
Chester A. Arthur? Did I study him in school? Don’t remember.