His father was an Irish immigrant from Dreen and his mother's family was of Ulster ancestry.
Chester was born in North Fairfield, Vermont on October 5, 1830. He was the first President born in Vermont.
He was one of two Presidents born in Vermont.
Arthur was an Epicopalian.
He had both a mustache and long sideburns.
Ellan Lewis Herdon and Chester Arthur were married on October 25, 1859 in New York City.
Chester Arthur served in the Civil War.
He was Vice President to James Garfield.
Chester A. Arthur never ran for President. (One of four Presidents not to run for office.)
Chester Arthur took office after the assassination of James Garfield. He was one of four Presidents to take office after an assassination.
Arthur never had a Vice President.
Chester A. Arthur was a Republican.
This president spent his last years in office knowing he could very well die of Bright's disease before his term ended. He knew that the more active he was the greater his chance of succumbing to the disease and yet he even made a halfhearted attempt to gain his party's nomination for another term.
President Arthur survived his nearly 4 years in office and did not die until a year and a half later, in 1886.
Chester Arthur was nicknames "Elegant Arthur" for his fashion sense. He had quite a wardrobe: 80 pairs of pants.
Chester A. Arthur died on November 18, 1886 in New York, New York. He was 56 years and 44 days old. He is buried in rural Cemetery in Albany, N.Y.
Due to his short term, there were three Presidents in 1881. Hays, Garfield, and Chester. This had also happened in 1841 with Van Buren, Harrison, and Tylor.
Quotes:
"I may be President of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned buisness."
Sources:
The Presidents of the United States. 22 September 2004 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/>
Davis, Gibbs and Ilus. David A. Johnson. Wackiest White House Pets. New York: Scholastic Press, October 2004
James, Barber and Amy Pastan. Smithsonian Presidents and First Ladies. New York: DK Publishing, 2002
Kane, Joseph Natan. Facts about the Presidents from Washington to Johnson. New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1964.
