The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
CHESTER A. ARTHUR AT AGE TWENTY-ONE
After graduating from Union College, Arthur set out to become a lawyer.
ARTHUR IN 1869, THE YEAR OF HIS MARRIAGE TO NELL
"[Arthur] is a fine looking man and we all like him very much," one of Nell's relatives wrote in his diary.
ARTHUR IN THE CIVIL WAR
During the war many used positions of influence to reap personal benefits, but Arthur served with integrity.
ELLEN HERNDON ARTHUR
The Civl War strained Arthur's relationship with Nell, his "little rebel wife."
JAMES A. GARFIELD AND CHESTER A. ARTHUR, THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN 1880
Arthur was placed on the ticket to placate Roscoe Conkling, who could deliver New York for the republicans. Nobody dreamed that Garfield would fail to serve out his term.
JULIA SAND
"If there is a spark of true nobility in you, now is the occasion to let it shine," she wrote to the beleaguered vice president.
THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD
The end came after months of agony--for Garfield and for the country.
ARTHUR TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE AT HIS RESIDENCE IN NEW YORK ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1881
Judge John R. Brady of the New York Supreme Court, who had been fetched out of bed, administered the oath of office at 2:15 a.m.
"SHUTTING THE STABLE-DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN"
Arthur's machine buddies considered him a traitor, but reformers never believed he was committed to their cause.
PRESIDENT CHESTER A. ARTHUR
Arthur's social appeal went beyond his appearance for first-rate food and drink and fashionable attire.
