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Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

"Chester Alan Arthur" and "Chester Arthur" redirect here.

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For his son, see Chester Alan Arthur II.

Chester A. Arthur

Portrait by Abraham Bogardus, c. 1880

In office
September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
Vice PresidentNone[a]
Preceded byJames A.

Garfield

Succeeded byGrover Cleveland
In office
March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
PresidentJames A. Garfield
Preceded byWilliam A. Wheeler
Succeeded byThomas A. Hendricks
In office
September 11, 1879 – October 11, 1881
Preceded byJohn F.

Smyth

Succeeded byB. Platt Carpenter
In office
December 1, 1871 – July 11, 1878
Appointed byUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byThomas Murphy
Succeeded byEdwin Atkins Merritt
In office
January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1863
Preceded byGeorge F.

Nesbitt

Succeeded byIsaac Vanderpoel[1]
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