query: where was president chester arthur born?

title: Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site

text: Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site The President Chester A. Arthur State Historic Site is a state historic site located in Fairfield, Vermont. It honors 21st President Chester A. Arthur, who was born in Vermont in 1829. The site includes a replica of the original early 19th-century home in which he was born that was constructed in 1953 using an old photograph of the house as a guide. In 1903, a granite monument was dedicated on the spot where it was thought he had been born. Visitors can also tour the nearby Fairfield Baptist Church, the church where his father

title: Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site

text: served as preacher. Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site The President Chester A. Arthur State Historic Site is a state historic site located in Fairfield, Vermont. It honors 21st President Chester A. Arthur, who was born in Vermont in 1829. The site includes a replica of the original early 19th-century home in which he was born that was constructed in 1953 using an old photograph of the house as a guide. In 1903, a granite monument was dedicated on the spot where it was thought he had been born. Visitors can also tour the nearby Fairfield Baptist Church, the church

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885; he was the 20th Vice President of the United States and became president upon the death of President James Garfield in September 1881. Arthur was born in Fairfield, Vermont, grew up in upstate New York, and practiced law in New York City. He served as quartermaster general of the New York Militia during the American Civil War. Following the war, he devoted more time to Republican politics

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: he spent the rest of his life as a minister in that sect. William Arthur became an outspoken abolitionist, which often made him unpopular with some members of his congregations and contributed to the family's frequent moves. In 1828, the family moved again, to Fairfield, where Chester Alan Arthur was born the following year; he was the fifth of nine children. He was named "Chester" after Chester Abell, the physician and family friend who assisted in his birth, and "Alan" for his paternal grandfather. The family remained in Fairfield until 1832, when William Arthur's profession took them on the road

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: and scholars. Arthur's obscurity has caused some historians and journalists to describe him as "the Most Forgotten U.S. President". Chester Alan Arthur was born October 5, 1829, in Fairfield, Vermont. Arthur's mother, Malvina Stone, was born in Berkshire, Vermont, the daughter of George Washington Stone and Judith Stevens. Her family was primarily of English and Welsh descent, and her grandfather, Uriah Stone, had served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Arthur's father, William Arthur, was born in Dreen, Cullybackey, County Antrim, Ireland to a Presbyterian family of Scots-Irish descent; he graduated from college in Belfast and emigrated to

title: Arthur Cottage

text: between 1816 and 1820. There he met and married Malvina Stone and earned his living as a Baptist minister. Chester A. Arthur was born on 5 October 1829 at Fairfield, Vermont. He became president on 20 September 1881. The President's sister, Mary, and his schoolboy son, Chester Alan Jr., visited the Arthur homestead in 1882 and made contact with various members of the Arthur family who were living in the district. The cottage is open to the public from May to September. There are regular period-costume and craft days to show what life would have been like in the house

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: Chester Alan Arthur II Chester Alan Arthur II, also known as Alan Arthur, (July 25, 1864 – July 18, 1937) was a son of President Chester A. Arthur. He studied at Princeton University and Columbia University's Law School. After completing his studies, Arthur traveled throughout Europe for 10 years. In 1900 he married in Switzerland and moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to improve his health. Chester Alan Arthur II was the second son of Ellen Lewis Herndon and Chester A. Arthur. Ellen was the daughter of explorer William Lewis Herndon. He was born on July 25, 1864 in New York

title: Chester A. Arthur Home

text: Chester A. Arthur Home The Chester A. Arthur Home was the residence of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), both before and after his four years in Washington D.C. while serving as Vice President and then as President. Located at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York City, Arthur spent most of his adult life living in the residence. While Vice President, Arthur retreated to this house after the July 2, 1881 shooting of President James Garfield. Arthur was in residence here when Garfield died on September 19, and took the presidential oath of office in

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: again, to churches in several towns in Vermont and upstate New York. The family finally settled in the Schenectady, New York area. Arthur had seven siblings who lived to adulthood: The family's frequent moves later spawned accusations that Chester Arthur was not a native-born citizen of the United States. When Arthur was nominated for vice president in 1880, a New York attorney and political opponent, Arthur P. Hinman, initially speculated that Arthur was born in Ireland and did not come to the United States until he was fourteen years old. Had that been true, opponents might have argued that Arthur

title: Chester A. Arthur Home

text: president after Garfield died on September 19, 1881, from wounds incurred in an assassination attempt a few months earlier. Arthur took the oath of office in this house, and retired to it after his term ended in 1885. He died here the following year. The house was later purchased by William Randolph Hearst It has since undergone many changes. Today, the building houses Kalustyan's, a Mediterranean grocery store, on the first two floors, and apartments on the top three. It is the only surviving building in New York City where a president was inaugurated. Chester A. Arthur Home The Chester

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: envisioned for him as an attorney. He may never have held a job. Instead his interests were polo, art and social gatherings. Among his friends were artists James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. He "thoroughly enjoyed a lifetime romp with wine, women and song." His son Chester "Gavin" Alan Arthur III married as his second wife Esther Knesborough, formerly wife of John Strachey and daughter of Patrick Francis Murphy. Chester Alan Arthur II Chester Alan Arthur II, also known as Alan Arthur, (July 25, 1864 – July 18, 1937) was a son of President Chester A. Arthur. He studied

title: Presidency of Chester A. Arthur

text: Presidency of Chester A. Arthur The presidency of Chester A. Arthur began on September 19, 1881, when Arthur became the 21st President of the United States upon the assassination and death of President James A. Garfield, and ended on March 4, 1885. Arthur, a Republican, had been Vice President of the United States for only days when he succeeded to the presidency. In ill health and lacking the full support of his party by the end of his term, Arthur made only a token effort for the Republican nomination in the 1884 presidential election. He was succeeded by Democrat Grover

title: Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur

text: public Capitol Hill ceremony. Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur The inauguration of Chester A. Arthur as the 21st President of the United States was held on Tuesday, September 20, 1881, at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York City, New York, following the death of President James A. Garfield the previous evening. The inauguration marked the commencement of Chester A. Arthur's only term (a partial term of ) as President. This was the fourth non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to take place during the 19th century, and was the first to take place in New York City since George Washington's first inauguration in

title: Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur

text: Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur The inauguration of Chester A. Arthur as the 21st President of the United States was held on Tuesday, September 20, 1881, at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York City, New York, following the death of President James A. Garfield the previous evening. The inauguration marked the commencement of Chester A. Arthur's only term (a partial term of ) as President. This was the fourth non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to take place during the 19th century, and was the first to take place in New York City since George Washington's first inauguration in 1789. On July 2,

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: that she would grant him his freedom but would fight to keep their son. The couple reconciled, but had a rocky marriage until they divorced. Arthur married Rowena Dashwood Graves in 1934. She was 39 and he was 70 years of age when they married. Arthur died on July 18, 1937 in Colorado Springs. He was the last surviving child of Chester A. Arthur. An obituary in the "Miami Times" said that Arthur was an "internationally known sportsman, art connoisseur and son of the late President Chester Arthur." Rowena died in 1969. He never lived the life his father had

title: John Chester (university president)

text: John Chester (university president) John Chester (August 17, 1785 – January 12, 1829) was the second president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut in August 1785. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Chester. He graduated from Yale College in 1804. He studied theology under Dr. Joseph Lyman of Hatfield, Massachusetts and received a license to preach in 1807 from the Hartford Association College. He first preached in several towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut and then moved to New York State, where he first preached in Cooperstown, New York and between 1810 and 1815 in

title: Presidency of Chester A. Arthur

text: crisis leadership (32), economic management (31), moral authority (35), international relations (35), administrative skills (28), relations with congress (29), vision/setting an agenda (34), pursued equal justice for all (27), performance with context of times (32). Presidency of Chester A. Arthur The presidency of Chester A. Arthur began on September 19, 1881, when Arthur became the 21st President of the United States upon the assassination and death of President James A. Garfield, and ended on March 4, 1885. Arthur, a Republican, had been Vice President of the United States for only days when he succeeded to the presidency. In ill health

title: John Chester (university president)

text: related to John Chester in its holdings. The papers include an 1821 letter to J. Romeyn Beck and a letter of introduction for Erastus Colton. John Chester (university president) John Chester (August 17, 1785 – January 12, 1829) was the second president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut in August 1785. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Chester. He graduated from Yale College in 1804. He studied theology under Dr. Joseph Lyman of Hatfield, Massachusetts and received a license to preach in 1807 from the Hartford Association College. He first preached in several towns

title: Gavin Arthur

text: Gavin Arthur Gavin Arthur (born Chester Alan Arthur III; March 21, 1901 – April 28, 1972) was a San Francisco astrologer and sexologist and a grandson of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur. He has been described as "an Ivy League dropout, an Irish Republican Army activist, an experimental-film actor, a commune leader, a gold prospector, a teacher at San Quentin, and a bisexual sexologist/astrologer. An early gay rights activist and a practical prototype for the hippies." Arthur was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1901 to Chester Alan Arthur II and his wife, Myra Townsend Fithian Andrews. He was their

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: did not tarnish his administration." As 2004 biographer Zachary Karabell wrote, although Arthur was "physically stretched and emotionally strained, he strove to do what was right for the country." Indeed, Howe had earlier surmised, "Arthur adopted [a code] for his own political behavior but subject to three restraints: he remained to everyone a man of his word; he kept scrupulously free from corrupt graft; he maintained a personal dignity, affable and genial though he might be. These restraints ... distinguished him sharply from the stereotype politician." Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was

title: Presidency of Chester A. Arthur

text: and Executive Politics section ranked Arthur as the 29th best president. A 2017 C-SPAN survey has Chester Arthur ranked among the bottom third of presidents of all-time, right below Martin Van Buren and above Herbert Hoover. The survey asked 91 presidential historians to rank the 43 former presidents (including then-out-going president Barack Obama) in various categories to come up with a composite score, resulting in an overall ranking. Arthur was ranked 35th among all former presidents (down from 32nd in 2009 and 2000). His rankings in the various categories of this most recent poll were as follows: public persuasion (37),

title: Natural-born-citizen clause

text: that these officeholders or candidates were ineligible, only that there was some controversy about their eligibility, which may have been resolved in favor of eligibility. Chester A. Arthur, who was sworn in as president when James A. Garfield died after being shot, was rumored to have been born in Canada. Chester A. Arthur was born in Vermont on October 5, 1829 to a Vermont-born mother and a father from Ireland (who later became a U.S. citizen, 14 years after Chester A. Arthur was born). His mother, Malvina Stone Arthur, was a native of Berkshire, Vermont, who moved with her family

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: work to family life." His relationship with his children was considered "somewhat strained and aloof". Author Annette Atkins theorizes that Chester Alan Arthur II may have developed a "rosebud gathering", or "live for the moment" attitude about life due to his mother's early death at the age of 42. Another contributing factor may have been the zealousness of his father's ambitions that kept him away from his family, which was very difficult for his mother, and presumably the children. President Arthur did not spend much time with his children, but he liked to "showcase his children" during lavish parties he

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: held in Washington. Ellen did not particularly enjoy the attention, but Chester Arthur II "took to the social life" and enjoyed a life of leisure over one of professional ambition. He was called "the Prince of Washington" for the way he made the most of being the son of the President, such as attending receptions and using the presidential yacht. While at the College of New Jersey (today’s Princeton) during his father's presidency Arthur would take the train Down to Washington, D.C., and party "into the wee hours". During his White House visits he would play the piano and the

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: He had a younger sister, Ellen Herndon "Nell" Arthur, who was born in 1871. The family had a home at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York. There, Ellen held musical recitals, dinners and other parties at home to support her husband's professional and political ambitions. Chester had offices at Fifth Avenue Hotel, which was then the "epicenter of New York Republican politics. Although it was near his family's home, he used the hotel as a second home. He also spent many evenings away from the family at Delmonico's. From March through April 1878, Arthur traveled with his mother and sister

title: Gavin Arthur

text: wrote an enlarged edition of "The Circle of Sex" the following year. He used astrology to determine the date to hold the Human Be-In in 1967. In 1968, he debated fellow astrologer Dane Rudhyar on the topic of the Age of Aquarius. In 1972, Arthur died at the Fort Miley Veterans Hospital in San Francisco. Having no children himself, he was the last living descendant of his grandfather, President Chester A. Arthur. His papers, including many family papers, were donated to the Library of Congress. Gavin Arthur Gavin Arthur (born Chester Alan Arthur III; March 21, 1901 – April 28,

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: the position of Ambassador to the Netherlands in 1897, but was unsuccessful. He returned to the United States in 1900 and had a home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and also had a residence in Europe. In October 1900, Arthur and his bride went to Colorado for his health; he had asthma and bronchitis. The couple's son, Chester Alan Arthur III, was born March 21, 1901. Myra gave birth to a daughter, named Ellen for Arthur's mother and sister, but she did not survive. They lived on income from investments, including Arthur's interest in the 250,000-acre cattle ranch, Trinchera Estate. In

title: Mary Arthur McElroy

text: Mary Arthur McElroy Mary Arthur McElroy (July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was the sister of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, and served as a hostess (acting as the First Lady) for his administration (1881–1885). She assumed the role because Arthur's wife, Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, had died nearly two years earlier. Mary Arthur was born in Greenwich, New York, the last of nine children born to William and Malvina S. Arthur. Arthur's mother, Malvina Stone, was born in Vermont, the daughter of George Washington Stone and Judith Stevens. Malvina's family was primarily of

title: Nell Arthur

text: Nell Arthur Ellen Lewis "Nell" Herndon Arthur (August 30, 1837 – January 12, 1880) was the wife of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur. She died of pneumonia in January 1880; her husband was elected vice-president that November. He succeeded to the presidency in September 1881 when President James Garfield was assassinated. Ellen Lewis Herndon, called "Nell," was born in the town of Culpeper Court House, Virginia, the daughter of William Lewis Herndon and Frances Elizabeth Hansborough (10 October 1817 – 5 April 1878). Her father was a naval officer who gained national renown in 1857

title: John Chester (university president)

text: Hudson, New York. Chester was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Societyin 1814. In 1815, he moved to Albany, New York where he was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. He was a founder and an early president of the Albany Female Academy, which became the Albany Academy for Girls and was also a trustee of The Albany Academy. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1821 from Union College. He was appointed president of Rensselaer on June 25, 1828. He died in Philadelphia on January 12, 1829. The Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has papers

title: Arthur F. Foran

text: Arthur F. Foran Arthur Francis Foran (September 23, 1882 – December 15, 1961) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He served in the New Jersey Senate where he was Senate President. Foran was born in Port Chester, New York and went to live in Flemington, New Jersey with his parents at the age of 11. He attended Villanova University and then worked for his father's company, the Foran Foundry and Manufacturing Company of Flemington. He also joined the National Guard and was later commissioned as an officer. Foran was elected Mayor of Flemington in 1916 and also

title: Arthur F. Foran

text: age of 79 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan, New Jersey on December 15, 1961. Arthur F. Foran Arthur Francis Foran (September 23, 1882 – December 15, 1961) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He served in the New Jersey Senate where he was Senate President. Foran was born in Port Chester, New York and went to live in Flemington, New Jersey with his parents at the age of 11. He attended Villanova University and then worked for his father's company, the Foran Foundry and Manufacturing Company of Flemington. He also joined the National Guard and was

title: Chester, Nebraska

text: Chester, Nebraska Chester is a village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 232 at the 2010 census. Chester is notable as being the birthplace of six-man football. Chester was platted in 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for President Chester A. Arthur. Chester is located at (40.010629, -97.617971). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 232 people, 111 households, and 66 families residing in the village. The population density was .

title: Arthur Dove

text: or tempera over a wax emulsion as exemplified in Dove's 1938 painting "Tanks", in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Dove was born to a wealthy family in Canandaigua, New York. His parents, William George and Anna Elizabeth, were of English ancestry. William Dove was interested in politics and named his son Arthur Garfield, after the Republican candidates for President and Vice-President in the 1880 election, James Garfield and Chester Arthur, who ultimately won the vote. Arthur Dove grew up loving the outdoors on a farm; however, his father was a very successful businessman who owned a

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: home of Senator John P. Jones, while White House remodeling he ordered was carried out, including the addition of an elaborate fifty-foot glass screen made by Louis Comfort Tiffany, which remained in a White House corridor until it was dismantled in 1902. Arthur's sister, Mary Arthur McElroy, served as White House hostess for her widowed brother; Arthur became Washington's most eligible bachelor and his social life became the subject of rumors, though romantically, he remained singularly devoted to the memory of his late wife. His son, Chester Jr., was then a freshman at Princeton University and his daughter, Nell, stayed

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: Whigs in support of Henry Clay, even participating in a brawl against students who supported James K. Polk. Arthur also supported the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization founded in America; he showed this support by wearing a green coat. After completing his college preparation at the Lyceum of Union Village (now Greenwich) and a grammar school in Schenectady, Arthur enrolled at Schenectady's Union College in 1845, where he studied the traditional classical curriculum. As a senior, he was president of the debate society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. During his winter breaks, Arthur served as a teacher

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: culinary" Rabbit Club in Philadelphia in 1914. Arthur's carriage is one of the exhibits at the Carriage Museum at The Broadmoor resort. Arthur was a member of New York's Member Union, Knickerbocker, Brook and Racquet and Tennis Clubs. In Paris, he was a member of the Travelers' Club. He was a member of the Denver Club, El Paso Club and Colorado Springs Country Club. Myra and Chester Arthur II divorced in 1927 or 1929. During the couple's marriage, Arthur had been a womanizer who enjoyed drinking and partying. Myra realized her husband had been having an affair in 1909, said

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: denying citizenship to Chinese Americans until 1898 and barring Chinese immigration until 1943. Building on the 1875 Page Act, which barred Chinese women from entering the country, it was the first total ban on an ethnic or national group from immigrating to the country. Suffering from poor health, Arthur made only a limited effort to secure the Republican Party's nomination in 1884; he retired at the close of his term. Journalist Alexander McClure later wrote, "No man ever entered the Presidency so profoundly and widely distrusted as Chester Alan Arthur, and no one ever retired ... more generally respected, alike

title: Chester A. Arthur Home

text: openings, with splayed stone lintels and bracketed sills. The lower two floors have been converted into a retail space, with a modernized storefront, and the upper floors have been converted to apartments. The interior of the house has relatively little historic integrity. Chester Alan Arthur moved to New York City in 1848, where he engaged in the practice of law, and in Republican Party politics. He rose in the city's Republican machine to become Collector of the Port of New York, a major patronage post. He was chosen to be James Garfield's running mate in the 1880 election, and became

title: Mary Arthur McElroy

text: English and Welsh descent, and her grandfather, Uriah Stone, fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Her father, William Arthur, was born in Dreen, Cullybackey, County Antrim, Ireland; he graduated from college in Belfast and emigrated to Canada in 1819 or 1820. Her mother met her father while William Arthur was teaching at a school in Dunham, Quebec, just over the border from her native Vermont. She attended the Emma Willard School Seminary in Troy, New York. In November 1880, Mary's brother Chester Arthur was elected vice president. In July 1881, President James Garfield was fatally wounded and

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: and quickly rose in New York Senator Roscoe Conkling's political machine. Appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to the lucrative and politically powerful post of Collector of the Port of New York in 1871, Arthur was an important supporter of Conkling and the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party. In 1878, the new president, Rutherford B. Hayes, fired Arthur as part of a plan to reform the federal patronage system in New York. When Garfield won the Republican nomination for president in 1880, Arthur, an eastern Stalwart, was nominated for vice president to balance the ticket. Six months into his

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: where the former Senator hoped for a quick re-election to the Senate, and with it, a defeat for the Garfield administration. The Republican majority in the state legislature was divided on the question, to Conkling and Platt's surprise, and an intense campaign in the state house ensued. While in Albany on July 2, Arthur learned that Garfield had been shot. The assassin, Charles J. Guiteau, was a deranged office-seeker who believed that Garfield's successor would appoint him to a patronage job. He proclaimed to onlookers: "I am a Stalwart, and Arthur will be President!" Guiteau was found to be mentally

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: had adjourned without electing a "president pro tempore", who would normally follow Arthur in the succession. Arthur was reluctant to be seen acting as president while Garfield lived, and for the next two months there was a void of authority in the executive office, with Garfield too weak to carry out his duties, and Arthur reluctant to assume them. Through the summer, Arthur refused to travel to Washington and was at his Lexington Avenue home when, on the night of September 19, he learned that Garfield had died. Judge John R. Brady of the New York Supreme Court administered the

title: Arthur Gale

text: Arthur Gale Arthur Reuben Gale (16 November 1904 – 1976) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bury, West Bromwich Albion, Chester and Accrington Stanley. Gale was born in Salford. He played football for South Salford Lads' Club and Sedgley Park, from where he signed for First Division club Bury. He made his debut in 1926, but played infrequently for the first team39 appearances spread over five seasons of which two-thirds were in 1928–29and spent the 1930–31 season at Chester. In that season Gale scored more than 100 goals, of which no fewer

title: Arthur Johnson (footballer, born 1933)

text: Arthur Johnson (footballer, born 1933) Arthur Johnson (23 January 1933 – 20 June 2011) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Johnson represented Southport and District Schoolboys as a youngster and went on to join Blackburn Rovers as an apprentice in 1949 before turning professional a year later. After one appearance in the Football League over the next five years, Johnson moved to Halifax Town and enjoyed regular football before moving to Wrexham in 1960. He spent three years with the North Wales club, although the early stages of 1962–63 were spent on loan at local rivals Chester.

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: as a reformer, he had no place in an Arthur cabinet. Despite Arthur's personal appeal to remain, MacVeagh resigned in December 1881 and Arthur replaced him with Benjamin H. Brewster, a Philadelphia lawyer and machine politician reputed to have reformist leanings. Blaine, nemesis of the Stalwart faction, remained Secretary of State until Congress reconvened, then departed immediately. Conkling expected Arthur to appoint him in Blaine's place, but the President chose Frederick T. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, a Stalwart recommended by ex-President Grant. Frelinghuysen advised Arthur not to fill any future vacancies with Stalwarts, but when Postmaster General James resigned in

title: F. G. L. Chester

text: F. G. L. Chester "Francis Chester redirects here. For those of the same or a similar name, see Chester baronets and Frank Chester (disambiguation)" Lieutenant-Colonel Francis George Leach "Gort" Chester DSO, OBE (14 June 1899 – 18 August 1946) was a British soldier who led several Z Special Unit operations in Borneo during World War II. Chester was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 14 June 1899, the son of Arthur and Edith Florence Rose (née Murphy) Chester, both British. He was educated at Highfield School, Liphook, Hampshire, England, and then from May 1914-July 1916 at King's School, Canterbury, Kent.

title: F. G. L. Chester

text: 13th Chief Minister of Sabah, and at the time Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah and Minister of Tourism, Environment and Development. F. G. L. Chester "Francis Chester redirects here. For those of the same or a similar name, see Chester baronets and Frank Chester (disambiguation)" Lieutenant-Colonel Francis George Leach "Gort" Chester DSO, OBE (14 June 1899 – 18 August 1946) was a British soldier who led several Z Special Unit operations in Borneo during World War II. Chester was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 14 June 1899, the son of Arthur and Edith Florence Rose (née Murphy) Chester, both

title: Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur

text: 1881 President Garfield was shot in the back by Charles J. Guiteau, who shouted: "I am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts... Arthur is president now!" Arthur, who knew nothing of this in advance, was mortified. Vice President Arthur was cautious; he knew that there were a great number of people who thought that he had something to do with the attempted murder of the President, and didn't want anything to do with succession until it was actually necessary; in fact, he went into seclusion, largely confining himself to his house in New York City and avoiding public appearances. Thus, for

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: the summer of 1886 in New London, Connecticut, he returned home, and became seriously ill and, on November 16, ordered nearly all of his papers, both personal and official, burned. The next morning, Arthur suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and never regained consciousness; he died the following day, November 18, at the age of 57. On November 22, a private funeral was held at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City, attended by President Cleveland and ex-President Hayes, among other notables. Arthur was buried with his family members and ancestors in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New

title: Chester R. Davis

text: Chester R. Davis Chester R. Davis (February 27, 1896 – July 31, 1966) was an American businessman. Davis was born in St. Charles, Illinois. He worked at the Ziegler Coal Company, and served in the 320th Infantry during World War I. He attended Lake Forest College and the University of Illinois. Immediately after graduating from UI, he became an assistant trust officer at the Chicago Title and Trust Company, where he was elected director and vice-president on January 10, 1939. On February 19, 1954, he was nominated by President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower for the position of

title: Chester Nez

text: told to not speak the Navajo language. At eight years old, Nez was sent to a school run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. His English given name, Chester, after US president Chester A. Arthur, was assigned then. It was from one of the government-run boarding schools, in Tuba City, Arizona, that Nez was recruited into the Marine Corps. Nez kept his decision to enlist from his family and lied about his age to meet enlistment requirements. He and 28 other Navajo formed Recruit Training Platoon 382 at Marine Corps Base San Diego in May 1942. The 29 who graduated

title: Natural-born-citizen clause

text: the presidential ballot, based on his own interpretation that "natural born citizen" required the president "to have been born on United States soil "and" have "two" United States "born" parents" (emphasis added). To this the Court responded, "Article II, section 1, clause 5 does not state this. No legal authority has ever stated that the Natural Born Citizen clause means what plaintiff Strunk claims it says. ... Moreover, President Obama is the sixth U.S. President to have had one or both of his parents not born on U.S. soil". The opinion then listed Andrew Jackson, James Buchanan, Chester A. Arthur,

title: Natural-born-citizen clause

text: with citizenship in what would become the U.S. (Andrew Jackson). Of those in the latter group, every president except two (Chester A. Arthur and Barack Obama) had two U.S.-citizen parents. Further, four additional U.S. Presidents had one or both of his U.S.-citizen parents not born on U.S. soil (James Buchanan, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover and Donald Trump). Some presidential candidates were not born in a U.S. state or lacked two U.S.-citizen parents. In addition, one U.S. vice president (Al Gore) was born in Washington, D.C., and another (Charles Curtis) was born in the Kansas Territory. This does not necessarily mean

title: Chester Holland

text: Chester Holland Chester Arthur Holland (26 August 1888 – 10 November 1976) was a New Zealand cricketer who played one match for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. Holland was born in Bunnythorpe and educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School. An opening bowler who also often made useful runs in the middle and lower order, Chester Holland spent most of his career playing non-first-class cricket for Wanganui. In 1909-10 he took 6 for 58 against the touring Australians. In 1912-13, when Wanganui played their first match in the Hawke Cup, Holland took 5 for

title: Arthur, Nebraska

text: Arthur, Nebraska Arthur is a village in, and the county seat of Arthur County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census. Arthur was founded in 1913 to be the seat of Arthur County, then just organizing. The town and county were both named for President Chester A. Arthur. Arthur was incorporated as a village in 1944. The first county office was a covered wagon, with a one-room courthouse being built in 1915. A year before that, in the Spring, a general store was constructed, and afterward a newspaper, the first church and the post office were

title: Arthur, Nebraska

text: half) southwest of Arthur's central business district. The runways are unpaved. The airport handles about 25 operations per year. Arthur, Nebraska Arthur is a village in, and the county seat of Arthur County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census. Arthur was founded in 1913 to be the seat of Arthur County, then just organizing. The town and county were both named for President Chester A. Arthur. Arthur was incorporated as a village in 1944. The first county office was a covered wagon, with a one-room courthouse being built in 1915. A year before that, in

title: Chester Bidwell Darrall

text: he was elected for the final time to Congress, serving from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883 (the 47th Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress, being defeated by fellow Republican William Pitt Kellogg. After his service in Congress, Darrall was appointed by President Chester A. Arthur to be Registrar of the United States Land Office in New Orleans from 1883 to 1885. He ran one final time, unsuccessfully, for Congress in 1888. After that, Darrall moved to Washington, D.C., where he wrote a series of books about combat medicine and surgery.

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: William C. Hudson, Conkling and Arthur argued, with Arthur telling Conkling, "The office of the Vice-President is a greater honor than I ever dreamed of attaining." Conkling eventually relented, and campaigned for the ticket. As expected, the election was close. The Democratic nominee, General Winfield Scott Hancock, was popular and, having avoided taking definitive positions on most issues of the day, he had not offended any pivotal constituencies. As Republicans had done since the end of the Civil War, Garfield and Arthur initially focused their campaign on the "bloody shirt"—the idea that returning Democrats to office would undo the victory

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: full term as president. In the months leading up to the 1884 Republican National Convention, however, Arthur began to realize that neither faction of the Republican party was prepared to give him their full support: the Half-Breeds were again solidly behind Blaine, while Stalwarts were undecided; some backed Arthur, with others considering Senator John A. Logan of Illinois. Reform-minded Republicans, friendlier to Arthur after he endorsed civil service reform, were still not certain enough of his reform credentials to back him over Senator George F. Edmunds of Vermont, who had long favored their cause. Business leaders supported him, as did

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: was constitutionally ineligible for the vice presidency under the United States Constitution's natural-born-citizen clause. When Hinman's original story did not take root, he spread a new rumor that Arthur was born in Canada. This claim, too, failed to gain credence. Arthur spent some of his childhood years living in the New York towns of York, Perry, Greenwich, Lansingburgh, Schenectady, and Hoosick. One of his first teachers said Arthur was a boy "frank and open in manners and genial in disposition." During his time at school, he gained his first political inclinations and supported the Whig Party. He joined other young

title: Chester B. Wray

text: Chester B. Wray Chester B. "Chet" Wray was a democratic politician who represented Orange County in the California State Assembly from 1976 to 1982. Wray was born May 26, 1923, in Searcy, Arkansas, and before moving his wife Mary & their four children to California in 1954, he took classes at the University of Arkansas and later attended UCLA, where Chet studied political science. He and his family later moved to California where he became the President of the United Auto Workers Union Local. Chet first ran for election in 1976 for the 71st Assembly District in Orange County. Running

title: Chester B. Wray

title: Chester A. Arthur Home

text: this building. A commemorative bronze plaque was placed inside the building in 1964 by the Native New Yorkers Historical Society and New York Life Insurance, and the house was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 12, 1965. The Chester A. Arthur Home is located in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood, on the east side of Lexington Avenue between 28th and 29th Streets. It is a five-story masonry structure with Romanesque Revival styling. It is three bays wide, and has an elaborate cornice, which obscures its low-pitch or flat roof. Windows on the upper three floors are set in segmented arch

title: Chester Crocker

text: Chester Crocker Chester Arthur Crocker (born October 29, 1941) is an American diplomat and scholar who served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from June 9, 1981, to April 21, 1989, in the Reagan administration. Crocker, architect of the U.S. policy of "constructive engagement" towards Southern Africa including apartheid-era South Africa, is credited with setting the terms of Namibian independence. Crocker was born in New York City in 1941. He attended Ohio State University and graduated with distinction in History in 1963. He obtained a master's degree at Johns Hopkins University in 1965, followed by a Ph.D at

title: Arthur Cottage

text: Arthur Cottage Arthur Cottage in the village of Cullybackey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the ancestral home of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States. It is situated 4 miles from Ballymena, only a short walk from the village of Cullybackey. The thatched cottage and interpretive centre detail the story of President Arthur and his road to the Presidency. It sits in an elevated position on Gourley's Hill. It is constructed of local stone and its walls are some 20 inches thick; bog oak beams support the thatched roof of local flax. It is earthen-floored with a

title: Arthur, Iowa

text: Arthur, Iowa Arthur is a city in Ida County, Iowa, United States. The population was 206 at the 2010 census. Arthur was platted in 1885. It was named for Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States. Arthur is located at (42.335225, -95.346658). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 206 people, 95 households, and 60 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 113 housing units at an average density of . The racial

title: Arthur Wood (footballer, born 1894)

text: Arthur Wood (footballer, born 1894) Arthur Wood (14 January 1894 – 8 April 1941) was an English goalkeeper who played for Southampton and Clapton Orient. He was the son of the England international forward, Harry Wood. Wood was born at Walsall, where his father was living whilst playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers. His father's career took him to Southampton in 1898 where he remained until he retired. According to "The Alphabet of the Saints", "he had been taken to the Dell to watch his father but had been inspired by the exploits of two great Southampton 'keepers, Clawley and Robinson". Arthur

title: Arthur, Nevada

text: Arthur, Nevada Arthur is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Nevada, United States. About fifty inhabitants lived in the Pole Canyon in 1881, before a post office opened on April 21 of that year. Two related stories explain the origin of the name of the town. The first is that the post office was named for Chester Arthur, president of United States at the time and the second explain that the town was named after the first postmaster, Arthur Gedne. Ranching was always the main economic activity in Arthur. Most of the ranches remained in the same family for

title: Arthur, Nevada

text: generations. A number of ranches continue to operate in and around Arthur. Many 19th-century buildings are still in use. Arthur, Nevada Arthur is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Nevada, United States. About fifty inhabitants lived in the Pole Canyon in 1881, before a post office opened on April 21 of that year. Two related stories explain the origin of the name of the town. The first is that the post office was named for Chester Arthur, president of United States at the time and the second explain that the town was named after the first postmaster, Arthur Gedne.

title: Chester A. Weidenburner

text: Jersey in 1985 at the age of 72. Chester A. Weidenburner Chester A. Weidenburner (December 3, 1913 – December 8, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and as a Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court. Chester Arthur Weidenburner was born in New York City in 1913. He graduated from Linden High School in Linden, New Jersey in 1931 and attended Union Junior College (now Union County College) in Cranford. He went on to attend Duke University and then received an LL.B. degree from Rutgers Law School in

title: Chester A. Weidenburner

text: Chester A. Weidenburner Chester A. Weidenburner (December 3, 1913 – December 8, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and as a Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court. Chester Arthur Weidenburner was born in New York City in 1913. He graduated from Linden High School in Linden, New Jersey in 1931 and attended Union Junior College (now Union County College) in Cranford. He went on to attend Duke University and then received an LL.B. degree from Rutgers Law School in 1938. During World War II he served in

title: Mary Arthur McElroy

text: "Albany Association Opposed to Women's Suffrage". On June 13, 1861, she married John Edward McElroy (1833–1915), the son of William McElroy and Jane Mullen. McElroy was an insurance salesman who was the president of the Albany Insurance Company. They lived in Albany, New York, and had four children: She died on January 8, 1917 at the age of 75 in Albany, New York and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery. Notes Sources Mary Arthur McElroy Mary Arthur McElroy (July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was the sister of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, and

title: Chester Lyman

text: Advancement of Science. He served as president of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences for 20 years. His son, Chester W. Lyman, established the Chester S. Lyman Lecture Series at Yale in memory of his father. Chester Lyman Chester Smith Lyman (January 13, 1814 – January 29, 1890) was an American teacher, clergyman and astronomer. He was born in Manchester, Connecticut to Chester and Mary Smith Lyman. Chester is the descendant of Richard Lyman, a settler who arrived in America in 1631. Chester's early education was in a country school, but at an early age he showed a strong

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: New York Custom House. Jay, with whom Arthur had collaborated in the "Lemmon" case two decades earlier, suggested that the Custom House was overstaffed with political appointments, and that 20% of the employees were expendable. Sherman was less enthusiastic about the reforms than Hayes and Jay, but he approved the commission's report and ordered Arthur to make the personnel reductions. Arthur appointed a committee of Custom House workers to determine where the cuts were to be made and, after a written protest, carried them out. Notwithstanding his cooperation, the Jay Commission issued a second report critical of Arthur and other

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: legal authority to convene immediately and choose a Senate president pro tempore, who would be able to assume the presidency if Arthur died. Once in Washington he destroyed the mailed proclamation and issued a formal call for a special session. Arthur arrived in Washington, D.C. on September 21. On September 22, he re-took the oath of office, this time before Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite. Arthur took this step to ensure procedural compliance; there had been a lingering question about whether a state court judge (Brady) could administer a federal oath of office. He initially took up residence at the

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: to the New York City Tax Commission, appointed when Republicans controlled the state legislature. He remained at the job until 1870 at a salary of $10,000 a year. Arthur resigned after Democrats controlled by William M. Tweed of Tammany Hall won a legislative majority, which meant they could name their own appointee. In 1871, Grant offered to name Arthur as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, replacing Alfred Pleasonton; Arthur declined the appointment. In 1870, President Grant gave Conkling control over New York patronage, including the Custom House at the Port of New York. Having become friendly with Murphy over their shared

title: Arthur Avenue

text: Bronx are the middle and upper class neighborhoods of Schuylerville and Country Club. The avenue itself is named for former U.S. president Chester A. Arthur. Robert De Niro's directing debut "A Bronx Tale" takes place in the vicinity of Belmont. However, it was largely filmed in Astoria, Queens. The series "Third Watch" was based on Arthur Avenue initially, with the first episode referring to the firehouse as "Camelot," based on its location at the intersection of King Street and Arthur Avenue. The 1973 film "The Seven-Ups" starring Roy Scheider was filmed on Arthur Avenue and Hoffman Street. In 2003, a

title: Arthur Haynes

text: continued to work with Chester after the war in the BBC Radio series "Stand Easy" (1946–49) Chester had not originally wanted to feature him as he had a full cast but once he heard Haynes give a high pitched laugh, he knew he could use it and found a place for him. They became a double act in the show where Chester wrote the scripts. Much later, the comedian returned to BBC radio with "The Arthur Haynes Show" (1962–65) which ran over four series. He also recorded "Arthur Again". Both series were scripted by Johnny Speight. On 21 February 1956,

title: Arthur Wilson (English footballer)

text: in the table, going one better in the next; at this time, only the champions were promoted. Wilson remained with Chester until November 1937, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers where he failed to make a first-team appearance. He moved on to his last club, Torquay United, in January 1939 where he remained until the start of the Second World War. Arthur Wilson (English footballer) Arthur Wilson (6 October 1908 – 31 January 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as either a half back or inside forward for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s. Wilson was born in Newcastle

title: Chester Stiles

text: Chester Stiles Chester "Chet" Arthur Stiles (born September 14, 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American criminal who gained notoriety after he appeared in video clips of himself raping and sexually abusing a girl who was three years old at the time. The video was made in 2003 but surfaced in the Nevada desert in 2007. Based in Pahrump, Nevada, both the FBI and the Las Vegas Police launched a nationwide manhunt which led to his capture. He was caught and appeared in court on October 17, 2007. On May 29, 2009, Stiles was sentenced to 21 life sentences on

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: to Europe. His parents' marriage was not particularly happy; Ellen Arthur had difficulty managing her husband's "late hours and high living". His mother died in 1880 of pneumonia, before President Arthur was inaugurated. Regarding his father's reaction to his wife's death, "It was said that something graver, softer, kindlier, was observable in the character of her husband, aft the falling of that heavy blow." It was said of his father's attentiveness to his children, "although Arthur loved to showcase his two children" at New York and "White House social affairs, he much preferred fishing, feasting with his cronies, and administrative

title: Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur

text: two months and 18 days, the country drifted, leaderless, hanging on every reported detail of Garfield's health without much attention to the business of government. On September 19, 1881, Garfield died and Arthur succeeded to the Presidency. Arthur was at home near midnight on the night of September 19, 1881 with Police Commissioner Stephen B. French, District Attorney Daniel G. Rollins, and attorney Elihu Root, when he learned in a telegram from members of Garfield's cabinet that Garfield had died. The cabinet members wired President Arthur their advice that he should "take the oath of office as president of the

title: Presidency of Chester A. Arthur

text: Attorney General Wayne MacVeagh was next to resign, believing that, as a reformer, he had no place in an Arthur cabinet. Arthur replaced MacVeagh with Benjamin H. Brewster, a Philadelphia lawyer and machine politician reputed to have reformist leanings. Secretary of State Blaine, one of the key leaders of the Half-Breed faction of the Republican Party, also resigned in December. Conkling expected Arthur to appoint him in Blaine's place, as he had been Arthur's patron for much of the latter's career. But the president chose Frederick T. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, a Stalwart recommended by former President Grant. Though Frelinghuysen

title: Arthur Poole (cricketer, born 1907)

text: became the president of Bedfordshire County Cricket Club, a position he held until his death on 22 November 1979, at Hammersmith, London. Arthur Poole (cricketer, born 1907) Arthur Bertram Poole (30 June 1907 – 22 November 1979) was an English cricketer. Poole was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Bedford, Bedfordshire, and was educated at Bedford Modern School. Poole made his debut in county cricket for Bedfordshire in the 1925 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. Prior to the start of World War II in 1939, Poole had appeared for Bedfordshire in 79 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1936, Poole

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: 1880, his wife died suddenly while he was in Albany organizing the political agenda for the coming year. Arthur felt devastated, and perhaps guilty, and never remarried. Conkling and his fellow Stalwarts, including Arthur, wished to follow up their 1879 success at the 1880 Republican National Convention by securing the nomination for their ally, ex-President Grant. Their opponents in the Republican party, known as Half-Breeds, concentrated their efforts on James G. Blaine, a Senator from Maine who was more amenable to civil service reform. Neither candidate commanded a majority of delegates and, deadlocked after thirty-six ballots, the convention turned to

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: 1868 as Morgan concentrated more time and effort on national politics, including serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee. The Conkling machine was solidly behind General Ulysses S. Grant's candidacy for president, and Arthur raised funds for Grant's election in 1868. The opposing Democratic machine in New York City, known as Tammany Hall, worked for Grant's opponent, former New York Governor Horatio Seymour; while Grant was victorious in the national vote, Seymour narrowly carried the state of New York. Arthur began to devote more of his time to politics and less to law, and in 1869 he became counsel

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: (who continued in office under President Andrew Johnson), and Roscoe Conkling (an eloquent Utica Congressman and rising star in the party). Arthur rarely articulated his own political ideas during his time as a part of the machine; as was common at the time, loyalty and hard work on the machine's behalf was more important than actual political positions. At the time, U.S. Custom Houses were managed by political appointees who served as Collector, Naval Officer and Surveyor. In 1866, Arthur unsuccessfully attempted to secure the position of Naval Officer at the New York Custom House, a lucrative job subordinate only

title: Chester B. Jordan

text: Chester B. Jordan Chester Bradley Jordan (October 15, 1839 – August 24, 1914) was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire. Jordan was born October 15, 1839 in Colebrook, New Hampshire to Johnson and Minerva (Buel) Jordan, In 1897 Jordan became the owner of the "Coos Republican". Jordan served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was Speaker of the House in 1881 and President of the Senate in 1896-1898. Jordan was elected Governor in 1900. Jordan died in 1914 in Lancaster, New Hampshire where he

title: Chester Alan Arthur II

text: banjo. Arthur was at his father's side at the family's 123 Lexington Avenue house when the former President died in 1886. Shortly before his father's death, Arthur burned his father's official papers that filled 3 garbage cans; He was dubbed the "presidential papers destroyer". Someone intervened to prevent the destruction of all of the papers. Arthur and his sister remained close until her death in 1915. He had once expressed concern that when Ellen married, he would have lost all connections with any family. When Ellen became engaged, she told her brother that he was not losing her and that

title: Chester Stiles

text: 21 counts with the possibility of parole in 140 years. The judge said that he showed no remorse in the hearing; he responded to the sentence with the claim that his prosecution "shows a child's virtue is more important than a man's life." He continued, "I incurred 21 life sentences for a non-violent act ... I wish the truth was more important." Once he got to the Nevada Department of Prisons, he was classified (Offender ID Number: 1036868) and placed in protective custody for his own safety from the prison's general population inmates. Chester Stiles Chester "Chet" Arthur Stiles (born

title: Chester Crocker

text: conflict management strategy. In addition to these, Crocker sits on the Board of Directors for the International Peace and Security Institute, which offers intensive education and training to young professionals from world leaders in an effort to promote peaceful diplomacy. In 1989, Ronald Reagan awarded Crocker with the Presidential Citizen's Medal. In 1992, Crocker was awarded an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University. On September 18, 2008, Crocker was appointed to the World Bank's new Independent Advisory Board, (IAB), which will provide advice on anti-corruption measures. Chester Crocker Chester Arthur Crocker (born October 29, 1941) is an American diplomat and scholar

title: Arthur Herbert Cass

text: Arthur Herbert Cass Arthur Herbert Cass (19 July 1828 - January 1905) was a British Army officer of the 10th Royal Hussars who fought in the Battle of Chernaya during the Crimean War, winning the medal and clasp. Cass was born at Beaulieu Lodge, Winchmore Hill, Edmonton, on 19 July 1828. He was baptised at Edmonton on 18 December 1828. His father was Frederick Cass of Beaulieu Lodge and later Little Grove, East Barnet, where he died on 17 May 1861. His mother was Martha Potter of Ponder's End. She died at Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, on 5 July 1870.

title: Presidency of Chester A. Arthur

text: job. Though he had barely known Guiteau, Arthur had to allay suspicions that he had been behind the assassination. He was reluctant to be seen acting as president while Garfield lived, and in the months after the shooting, with Garfield near death and Arthur still in New York, there was a void of authority in the executive office. Many worried about the prospect of an Arthur presidency; the "New York Times", which had supported Arthur earlier in his career, wrote "Arthur is about the last man who would be considered eligible for the position." Garfield died on September 19, and

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: Creek Reservation in the Dakota Territory to settlers by executive order in 1885. Arthur's successor, Grover Cleveland, finding that title belonged to the Native Americans, revoked Arthur's order a few months later. Shortly after becoming president, Arthur was diagnosed with Bright's disease, a kidney ailment now referred to as nephritis. He attempted to keep his condition private, but by 1883 rumors of his illness began to circulate; he had become thinner and more aged in appearance, and struggled to keep the pace of the presidency. To rejuvenate his health outside the confines of Washington, Arthur and some political friends traveled

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: reacted, repealing the moiety system and putting the staff, including Arthur, on regular salaries. As a result, his income dropped to $12,000 a year—more than his nominal boss, the Secretary of the Treasury, but far less than what he had previously received. Arthur's four-year term as Collector expired on December 10, 1875, and Conkling, then among the most powerful politicians in Washington, arranged his protégé's reappointment by President Grant. By 1876, Conkling was considering a run for the presidency himself, but the selection of reformer Rutherford B. Hayes by the 1876 Republican National Convention preempted the machine boss. Arthur and

title: Chester A. Arthur

text: at a school in Schaghticoke. After graduating in 1848, Arthur returned to Schaghticoke and became a full-time teacher, and soon began to pursue an education in law. While studying law, he continued teaching, moving closer to home by taking a job at a school in North Pownal, Vermont. Coincidentally, future president James A. Garfield taught penmanship at the same school three years later, but the two did not cross paths during their teaching careers. In 1852, Arthur moved again, to Cohoes, New York, to become the principal of a school at which his sister, Malvina, was a teacher. In 1853,

title: Arthur Roberts (footballer, born 1907)

text: Arthur Roberts (footballer, born 1907) Albert Arthur Roberts (27 January 1907 – 27 January 1957), more commonly known as Arthur Roberts, was an English footballer who played as a full back for Southampton in the 1930s. Roberts was born in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire and played his youth football with Goldthorpe United and Ardsley Athletic, where he was spotted by scouts from Southampton. He joined Southampton in August 1929 as an understudy to Mike Keeping. It was not until 28 February 1931, 18 months after joining the "Saints", that he made his debut (at right-back in a 2–1 defeat against Swansea

title: Arthur Wood (footballer, born 1894)

text: appearances in all competitions. Wood then returned to the south coast and made occasional appearances for Isle of Wight teams, Ryde Sports and Newport (IOW). He died at Portsmouth in April 1941, aged 47. Arthur Wood (footballer, born 1894) Arthur Wood (14 January 1894 – 8 April 1941) was an English goalkeeper who played for Southampton and Clapton Orient. He was the son of the England international forward, Harry Wood. Wood was born at Walsall, where his father was living whilst playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers. His father's career took him to Southampton in 1898 where he remained until he retired.

title: Arthur Andrews (footballer, born 1891)

text: Arthur Andrews (footballer, born 1891) Alfred "Arthur" Andrews (1 April 1891 – 24 September 1964) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back for Southampton in their final season in the Southern League in 1919–20. Andrews was born in Sunderland where he worked in the local shipyard before joining Blackpool in November 1913. He failed to break into Blackpool's first-team before League football was interrupted by the First World War. During the war, he moved to the south coast to work in the Southampton shipyard of Harland and Wolff, where he played in their works team in