Presidents of the United States of America
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21 - Chester A. Arthur
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: October 5, 1829
Birthplace: In a parsonage, North Fairfield, Vermont
Father: Reverend William Arthur (1796-1875)
Mother: Malvina Stone (1802-1869)
Height at Prime: 6 feet 2 inches
Physical Description: Chubby face, high forehead, black eyes, wavy brown hair, side-whiskers and mustache
Religion: Episcopalian
Wife: Ellen Lewis Herndon (August 30, 1837 – January 10, 1880)
Marriage Date: October 25, 1859
Marriage Place: Calvary Episcopal Church, New York City, New York
Children:
-- William Lewis Herndon Arthur (December 10, 1860 – July 7, 1863)
-- Chester Alan Arthur Jr. (July 25, 1864 – July 18, 1937)
-- Ellen Herndon Arthur Pinkerton (November 21, 1871 – September 6, 1915)
Death Date: November 18, 1886
Place of Death: His home, 123 Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Stroke (cerebral hemorrhage) complicated by Bright’s disease
Final Words: Unknown
Burial Place: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany, New York
Professional Statistics:
New York State militia (1858-1862)
Collector of the Port of New York (1871-1878)
Vice President (1881)
21st President of the United States (1881-1885)
Political Party: Republican
Events During Presidency:
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
River and Harbors Act (1882)
Pendleton Act (1883)
Mongrel Tariff (1883)
