Chester A. Arthur was born on 5 October 1829 in Fairfield. The 21st President of the United States, Arthur was a New York lawyer and Republican machine politician who served as collector of the Port of New York. He was chosen as James Garfield's running mate in 1880 to appease party bosses, and he became president when Garfield died of an assassin's wound in September 1881. Contrary to expectations, he supported civil service reform and signed the Pendleton Act of 1883. His administration also approved the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and began rebuilding the Navy with modern steel ships. Suffering from a serious kidney illness, he did not win his party's nomination in 1884 and died two years after leaving office.
Before and after
- 19 November 1828Death of Franz Schubert
- 1829Founding of King's College London
- 1829Publication of Himnusz
- 14 September 1829Treaty of Adrianople
- 5 October 1829Birth of Chester A. Arthur
- 1830Founding of United States Naval Observatory
- 1830Founding of Astana
- 1830Publication of The Brabançonne
- 1830London Conference
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