Question: Chester A. Arthur succeeded a president that has previously served how many terms in the House of representatives?

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Robert Eden Scott: Robert Eden Scott (April 23, 1808 – May 3, 1862) was a prominent Virginia planter, lawyer and politician who served many terms in the Virginia General Assembly.

LGBT culture in Japan: Only recently has the Japanese language begun to distinguish sex and gender.  Additionally, no explicit connection had been made prior between gender and sexual preference.  The Japanese adopted the English term gender ("jendaa)" to describe cultural concepts of feminine and masculine.  Previously, "sei" was used to distinguish the binary biological sexes, female and male, as well as the concept of gender.  Many terms describing gender presentation had vastly irregular meanings such as "okama", whose definitions included: a gay male, a feminine-behaving male, or a crossdresser.  Umbrella terms such as these had a negative sociological impact, generalizing various queer identities into a single concept.  Similar to the experience of LGBTQIA persons in other countries, Japanese queers lacked the linguistic space to exist in.

Hospitals in medieval Scotland: From c. 1144 to about 1650 many hospitals, bedehouses and "Maisons Dieu" were built in Scotland.  There are many terms that apply to, or describe a "Hospital".  The origin of the English term, "Hospital", is probably from the French or Latin.  English and European terms for Hospital appear to have a common root.  "Hospital" - from the Latin – "a place of rest for guests".  Other terms are recognized.  Almshouse; Bede House; Chantry ; God's House ; Infirmary ; Spital ; Domus hopitalis Sancti Spiritus (Lat) ; Gasthuis (Ger) ; Godshuis (Dut) ; Hôpital (Fr) ; Hôtel-Dieu (Fr) ; Krankenhaus(Ger) ; Maison Dieu (Fr) ; Ospedale (It) ; Sjukhus(Swe) ; Xenodochium(Gk).  Records provide evidence of more than 180 Hospitals in Scotland.  The term "spit(t)al" or "temple/ templar" may also indicate land endowed by churches or monasteries as well as sites associated with the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitallers.  Many hospitals were in the north east of Scotland in the cities of Dundee, Old Aberdeen and Aberdeen and across Aberdeenshire.

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 (1881–85); he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination.  At the outset, Arthur struggled to overcome a slightly negative reputation, which stemmed from his early career in politics as part of New York's Republican political machine.  He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform.  His advocacy for, and subsequent enforcement of, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was the centerpiece of his administration.

Riddle's Station: Riddle's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory.  It was located on the west side of the Forche Maline in what is now Latimer County.  The station was named for Captain John Riddle, the operator.  Riddle was a mixed-blood Choctaw and a prominent member of the Nation.  He served many terms on the Choctaw Council.  In 1858, the Council granted Riddle the right to build a bridge and tollbooth across the Forche Maline near his station.

William S. Silkworth: William S. Silkworth was an American financier known for many terms as president of the Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York, starting in 1919.  Silkworth aggressively and successfully pursued new business for the exchange, and his career as president reached its peak in February 1922, when all trading records at the exchange were broken, ensuring that "Silkworth, not [NYSE president] McCormick, was the talk of Wall Street."  Silkworth resigned on June 21, 1923, after an investigation into Consolidated insider corruption discovered irregularities in his personal finances.  He later did time for mail fraud.  By 1926, Silkworth was best known internationally as a member of the Olympic trap shooting team.

Richard Bland: Richard Bland (May 6, 1710 – October 26, 1776), sometimes referred to as Richard Bland II or Richard Bland of Jordan's Point, was an American planter and statesman from Virginia and a cousin of Thomas Jefferson.  He served for many terms in the House of Burgesses, and was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775.

James A. Garfield: James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his assassination later that year.  Garfield had served nine terms in the House of Representatives, and had been elected to the Senate before his candidacy for the White House, though he declined the Senate seat once he was elected President.  He is the only sitting House member to be elected president.

Robert Craig (representative): Robert Craig (1792 – November 25, 1852) was a long time member of the Virginia House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives, serving many terms in both bodies.  Craig County, Virginia is named so in his honor.

Inauguration of James A. Garfield: The inauguration of James A. Garfield as the 20th President of the United States was held on Friday, March 4, 1881.  The inauguration marked the commencement of James A. Garfield's only term as President and Chester A. Arthur's only term as Vice President.  Garfield died days into this term, and Arthur succeeded to the presidency.  Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administered the Oath of office.

Supporting paragraphs: Chester A. Arthur James A. Garfield
Answer: nine