Chester A Arthur Before Presidency

He was never elected to the presidency and two significant pieces of legislation one positive and the other negative.
Chester a arthur before presidency. Garfield and ended on march 4 1885. Elected vice president on the republican ticket of 1880 arthur acceded to the presidency upon the assassination of president james a. He was first diagnosed with the disease in 1882 and kept it secret. Arthur served as america s twenty first president from september 19 1881 to march 4 1885.
Arthur made numerous trips to the state capital albany to assist in arguments before the new york supreme court. Life after the presidency. Arthur is remembered primarily for three things. Garfield in september 1881 two months after garfield was shot by an.
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. The presidency of chester a. Previously the 20th vice president he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of president james a. Arthur a republican had been vice president of the united states for only 199 days.
The final court decision in 1860 upheld the initial ruling and arthur s work put him in touch with the leading legal minds in the state and the most prominent state politicians a second case was also instrumental in advancing arthur s public profile. Arthur died on november 18 1886 of bright s disease a then fatal kidney ailment.