The most recent sitting president to not receive the party nod was President Chester Arthur, who served from 1881 to 1885 and ended up in the White House entirely by accident. Arthur was not even ...
Born: October 5, 1830, in Fairfield, Vermont... "Arthur is president now," declared James Garfield's assassin. A cog in the New York party machine, upon his presidency, Arthur revealed an ...
Newly widowed Chester Arthur held a series of patronage positions ... In mere months, the assassination of President Garfield propelled him to the presidency. After a period of mourning, the ...
5, 2020 6:14 a.m. The words in these letters spoke volumes. Julia Sand wrote to then-vice president Chester A. Arthur, who would become the 21st president of the United States, offering advice on ...
Take, for example, what happened with James Garfield, who was elected, assassinated, and replaced by Vice President Chester Arthur, who finished out the term but wasn’t reelected. Should those ...
President [Chester] Arthur, accompanied by Secretaries Hunt and Lincoln and Postmaster General James, was welcomed by Governor Holliday, of Virginia. Senator Johnston, of Virginia, made an address ...