President Chester Alan Arthur1

M, #10625, b. 5 October 1829, d. 18 November 1886
Father*William Arthur1 b. 1796, d. 1875
Mother*Malvina Stone1 b. 1802, d. 1869
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Names and Titles

Titled: Vice President of the United States (Chester A. Arthur) on 4 March 1881.
Titled: 21st President of the United States (Chester A. Arthur) on 20 September 1881.
President Chester Alan Arthur was born on 5 October 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont.1 He was the son of William Arthur and Malvina Stone.1 President Chester Alan Arthur married Ellen Lewis Herndon on 25 October 1859 at Calvary Church, New York City, New York.1 President Chester Alan Arthur died on 18 November 1886 in New York City, New York, at age 57.1 He was buried in Albany, New York.1
He became the father of William Lewis Herndon Arthur on 10 December 1860.1 Chester Alan's son William Lewis Herndon Arthur died on 7 July 1863 in Englewood, New Jersey.1 President Chester Alan Arthur became the father of Chester Alan Arthur on 25 July 1864.1 Chester Alan's mother Malvina Stone died in 1869.1 President Chester Alan Arthur became the father of Ellen (Nell) Herndon Arthur on 21 November 1871.1 Chester Alan's father William Arthur died in 1875.1 President Chester Alan Arthur became a widower with the death of his wife, Ellen Lewis Herndon on 12 January 1880 in New York at age 42.1 President Chester Alan Arthur became Vice President of the United States under President James Abram Garfield on 4 March 1881 replacing Vice President William A. Wheeler. Was never elected; succeeded James A. Garfield after his death following assassination 80 days earlier. His vice-presidents were Thomas F. Bayard, David Davis, and George F. Edmunds, all Presidents per tempore of the Senat. Was not nominated by his party in 1884.1 President Chester Alan Arthur became President of the United States on 20 September 1881 replacing President James Abram Garfield. President Chester Alan Arthur witnessed the New Tag of President Grover Stephen Cleveland and President of the United States on 4 March 1885. President Chester Alan Arthur witnessed the New Tag of Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks and Vice President of the United States on 4 March 1885.

3 Children of President Chester Alan Arthur and Ellen Lewis Herndon

Children
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Citations

  1. [S231] Presidents.GED online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/…, Brian Tompsett (e-mail address), downloaded December 2003.