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Chester A.
Arthur was born on October 5, 1829. His parents were William
Arthur and Malvina Stone. In 1835, Arthur's family moved to New
York. It was then when William Arthur co-found the Anti-Slavery
Society. Chester A. saw his father as an idol. Chester
graduated from Union College and then he opened a State and National
Law School in 1851. In 1854 Chester was admitted to the bar and
was distinguished for the civil right for blacks. Chester married Ellen Lewis Herdon. They had two children and in March 4, 1881 he became the Vice President of James A. Garfield. In September 19, 1881 President James A. Garfield was assassinated by Charles Guiteau making Chester A. Arthur to be the President. During Chester administration he signed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. According to this act, no chinese could immigrate the United States for ten years. This act ended in 1943. In 1886, at the age of 57 Chester A. Arthur died in New York. |
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| Did You Know? * He was the first president to hire a valet, or personal servant. * He signed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese immigration to the United States for 10 years. * He dedicated the Washington Monument on February 21, 1885. * Did you know that he redecorate the White House before he moved in, and that he sold all the old furniture on a public auction. Learn more about Chester A. Arthur by visiting the below web sites. Take a look at the cover of a Newspaper that illustrates Chester Arthur taking the presidency after the death of President James A. Garfield. (1881) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pi028.html Take a look at the Chinese Exclusion Act Handbill 1882. http://www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/ap_prog2.html |
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